Deerfield Massacre

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The Deerfield Massacre was a 1704 raid during Queen Anne’s War in which French and Native American forces attacked the English frontier town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing and capturing many residents and forcing survivors on a brutal march to Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
aftermath forced march of captives to Canada ⓘ
some captives adopted into Native communities ⓘ
some captives ransomed and returned to New England ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Raid on Deerfield ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
attacker Abenaki warriors ⓘ
Canadians from New France ⓘ
French colonial forces ⓘ
Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) warriors allied with France ⓘ
Native American allies of France ⓘ
other Wabanaki Confederacy warriors ⓘ
belligerent Abenaki people ⓘ
linked to: Abenaki

Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) of mission villages near Montreal ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk people

Kingdom of France ⓘ
New France ⓘ
Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
captivesTaken over 100 English settlers ⓘ
commemoratedBy The Bloody Brook and other local traditions ⓘ
conflict Queen Anne's War ⓘ
countryAtTime English colonial America ⓘ
date 1704-02-29 ⓘ
deaths dozens of English settlers ⓘ
defender English settlers of Deerfield ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay frontier militia ⓘ
genre colonial American history topic ⓘ
historicalSignificance illustrates French–Native alliance strategy against English frontiers ⓘ
symbol of frontier violence in colonial New England ⓘ
location Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
memorial Old Deerfield historic site ⓘ
Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association exhibits ⓘ
notableCaptive Eunice Williams ⓘ
notableCommander Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville ⓘ
John Sheldon ⓘ
John Wells ⓘ
notableVictim John Williams's family members ⓘ
opponent Kingdom of England ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
partOf French and Indian Wars ⓘ
Queen Anne's War ⓘ
religiousContext Puritan English community attacked by Catholic French and Native allies ⓘ
result French and Native victory ⓘ
capture of many English settlers ⓘ
destruction of much of Deerfield ⓘ
killing of numerous Deerfield residents ⓘ
year 1704 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Attack on Deerfield → alsoKnownAs → Deerfield Massacre ⓘ
Deerfield, Massachusetts → historicEvent → Raid on Deerfield (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Deerfield Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Raid on Deerfield ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion → mainSubject → Deerfield raid of 1704 ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion → mainSubject → French and Native American raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville → notableEvent → 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Eunice Williams → notableEvent → 1704 Raid on Deerfield ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Old Deerfield Historic District → associatedWithEvent → Deerfield Raid of 1704 ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Pocumtuck Valley → associatedWithEvent → 1704 Raid on Deerfield ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War → hasPart → Raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts (1746) ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
History of Franklin County, Massachusetts → includesEvent → Deerfield Raid of 1704 ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
John Sheldon → eventParticipatedIn → 1704 Deerfield Massacre ⓘ
linked to: Deerfield Massacre
Raid on Deerfield → alsoKnownAs → Deerfield Massacre ⓘ
subject linked to: raid on Deerfield