ations ▁they ▁had ▁inter mar ried ▁with ▁neighb ors ▁but ▁identify ▁cult ur ally ▁as ▁T us car ora . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁attack ▁on ▁Lew ist on , ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁T us car ora ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁on ▁an ▁esc arp ment ▁just ▁above ▁the ▁town ▁fought ▁to ▁save ▁Americans ▁fle eing ▁the ▁invasion ▁force . ▁The ▁British ▁were ▁accompanied ▁by ▁al lied ▁Moh awk ▁and ▁some ▁American ▁T ories ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁Moh awk . ▁The ▁American ▁milit ia ▁fled , ▁leaving ▁only ▁the ▁T us car ora — out number ed ▁ 3 0 ▁to ▁one — to ▁fight ▁a ▁delay ing ▁action ▁that ▁allowed ▁some ▁town spe ople ▁to ▁escape . ▁The ▁T us car ora ▁sent ▁a ▁party ▁of ▁bra ves ▁to ▁blow ▁horn s ▁along ▁the ▁esc arp ment ▁and ▁suggest ▁a ▁larger ▁force , ▁while ▁another ▁party ▁attacked ▁down hill ▁with ▁war ▁who ops , ▁to ▁give ▁an ▁ex agger ated ▁impression ▁of ▁their ▁numbers . ▁The ▁British ▁force ▁burn ed ▁Lew ist on , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁village , ▁then ▁und ef ended . ▁ ▁The ▁T us car ora ▁have ▁continued ▁to ▁struggle ▁to ▁protect ▁their ▁land ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 th ▁century , ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁commission er ▁Robert ▁Mos es ▁generated ▁controvers y ▁by