Attack on Deerfield

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Attack on Deerfield was a devastating 1704 French and Native American raid on the English frontier settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts, resulting in many deaths and captives and becoming one of the most infamous incidents of colonial-era frontier warfare.

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Deerfield raid 2
Attack on Deerfield canonical 1
Raid on Deerfield 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial-era conflict ⓘ
event in King William's War and Queen Anne's War era ⓘ
military raid ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Deerfield Massacre ⓘ
belligerent English colonists ⓘ
French colonial forces ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia ⓘ
Native American allies of the French ⓘ
New France ⓘ
captives over 100 English settlers taken captive ⓘ
casualties dozens of English settlers killed ⓘ
category Conflicts in 1704 ⓘ
Massacres in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
Military history of Massachusetts ⓘ
Military history of New France ⓘ
Native American–European conflicts ⓘ
cause imperial rivalry between France and England in North America ⓘ
retaliation and pressure over frontier disputes ⓘ
commander Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville ⓘ
conflictType French and Native American raid ⓘ
frontier raid ⓘ
consequence became a symbol of frontier vulnerability ⓘ
heightened fear of frontier raids in New England ⓘ
many captives taken to Canada ⓘ
some captives adopted into Native communities ⓘ
countryAtTime Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1704-02-29 ⓘ
historicalPeriod colonial America ⓘ
historicalRegion North American frontier ⓘ
linked to: Illinois frontier
involvedEthnicGroup Abenaki ⓘ
Huron-Wendat ⓘ
linked to: Wyandot

Kahnawake Mohawk ⓘ
linked to: Mohawk

Mohawk ⓘ
legacy commemorated in Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
subject of numerous historical studies ⓘ
notableFor destruction of Deerfield settlement ⓘ
large number of captives ⓘ
long-term cultural impact in New England memory ⓘ
notableVictim John Williams (Puritan minister) ⓘ
partOf Queen Anne's War ⓘ
place Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ
New England ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
relatedPerson Eunice Williams ⓘ
relatedWork The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion ⓘ
result French and Native American victory ⓘ
year 1704 ⓘ

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King Philip's War → notableBattle → Attack on Deerfield ⓘ
Queen Anne's War → significantEvent → Raid on Deerfield (1704) ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Deerfield
Military history of New France → hasPart → Raid on Deerfield ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Deerfield
John Williams → notableEvent → Deerfield raid ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Deerfield
Stephen Williams → associatedWith → Deerfield raid ⓘ
linked to: Attack on Deerfield