Lachine massacre

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The Lachine massacre was a 1689 Iroquois attack on the French settlement of Lachine near Montreal, resulting in the killing and capture of many colonists and marking a major crisis in the history of New France.

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Lachine massacre canonical 1
massacre of Lachine 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in New France ⓘ
massacre ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
alsoKnownAs massacre of Lachine ⓘ
linked to: Lachine massacre
attacker Iroquois warriors ⓘ
belligerent French colonists of New France ⓘ
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses dozens of French colonists killed ⓘ
many French colonists taken prisoner ⓘ
cause Iroquois opposition to French expansion and alliances with rival Indigenous nations ⓘ
escalation of tensions between Iroquois and New France ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInRegion one of the worst attacks on the Montreal area in the 17th century ⓘ
combatant Mohawk warriors ⓘ
linked to: Iroquois warriors

Seneca warriors ⓘ
linked to: Iroquois warriors
conflictType Iroquois attack on French colonists ⓘ
countryAtTheTime Kingdom of France ⓘ
date 1689-08-05 ⓘ
defender French settlers of Lachine ⓘ
followedBy French military expeditions against the Iroquois ⓘ
geographicContext St. Lawrence River valley ⓘ
linked to: St. Lawrence Valley
historicalPeriod late 17th century ⓘ
languageOfPrimarySources English ⓘ
French ⓘ
Iroquoian oral traditions ⓘ
location Island of Montreal ⓘ
Lachine ⓘ
New France ⓘ
near Montreal ⓘ
partOf Beaver Wars ⓘ
French–Iroquois conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Beaver Wars

history of Indigenous–European relations in North America ⓘ
history of Quebec ⓘ
relatedTo French colonial policy toward Indigenous nations ⓘ
King William's War ⓘ
result Iroquois victory ⓘ
destruction of part of Lachine settlement ⓘ
heavy French colonial casualties ⓘ
many French colonists captured ⓘ
significance contributed to fear and insecurity in the Montreal region ⓘ
highlighted vulnerability of French frontier settlements ⓘ
major crisis in the history of New France ⓘ
target French settlement of Lachine ⓘ
year 1689 ⓘ

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Military history of New France → hasPart → Lachine massacre ⓘ
Lachine massacre → alsoKnownAs → massacre of Lachine ⓘ
linked to: Lachine massacre