Lancaster raid (1676)

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The Lancaster raid of 1676 was a devastating Native American attack on the English frontier town of Lancaster, Massachusetts, during King Philip’s War, resulting in widespread destruction and the capture of several colonists, including Mary Rowlandson.

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instanceOf attack ⓘ
event in King Philip's War ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath Lancaster was largely abandoned temporarily ⓘ
survivors fled to other towns ⓘ
belligerent English colonists ⓘ
Native American forces ⓘ
broaderConflictCause tensions over land and sovereignty between Native peoples and English colonists ⓘ
combatantDescription English Puritan settlers ⓘ
coalition of Native American warriors ⓘ
conflict King Philip's War ⓘ
consequence killing of several colonists ⓘ
taking of numerous captives ⓘ
widespread destruction of the town ⓘ
countryAtTime Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
date 1676-02-10 ⓘ
describedIn A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson ⓘ
The Sovereignty and Goodness of God ⓘ
genreOfAccount captivity narrative ⓘ
historicalPeriod 17th century ⓘ
location Lancaster, Massachusetts ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
notableCaptive Mary Rowlandson ⓘ
children of Mary Rowlandson ⓘ
notableWorkAbout Mary Rowlandson's captivity narrative ⓘ
partOf King Philip's War ⓘ
region New England frontier ⓘ
relatedTo Native American–colonist relations in colonial New England ⓘ
Puritan frontier settlements ⓘ
religiousContext Puritan New England ⓘ
result Native American victory ⓘ
capture of English colonists ⓘ
destruction of much of Lancaster ⓘ
significance key episode in early American captivity literature ⓘ
major attack on an English frontier town during King Philip's War ⓘ
typeOfDestruction burning of houses ⓘ
devastation of English settlement ⓘ
year 1676 ⓘ

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