Battle of Norridgewock

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The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Norridgewock canonical 2
Battle of Pequawket 1
Jesuit mission at Norridgewock 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
raid ⓘ
aftermath deepened hostility between British colonists and Wabanaki peoples ⓘ
destruction of Norridgewock village ⓘ
displacement of surviving Abenaki ⓘ
strengthening of British control in central Maine ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Raid on Norridgewock ⓘ
belligerent Abenaki ⓘ
French-allied Abenaki ⓘ
New England colonial forces ⓘ
linked to: New England forces

Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
cause Abenaki resistance to English settlements along the Kennebec River ⓘ
British attempts to assert control over Maine frontier ⓘ
New England desire to neutralize French influence via Jesuit missions ⓘ
tensions over British expansion into Wabanaki territory ⓘ
commander Abenaki leaders of Norridgewock ⓘ
Father Sébastien Rale ⓘ
linked to: Sébastien Rale

Jeremiah Moulton ⓘ
Johnson Harmon ⓘ
Johnson Parker ⓘ
conflictType frontier raid ⓘ
countryAtTime Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
date 1724-08-23 ⓘ
historicalSignificance key event in the decline of the Norridgewock Abenaki community ⓘ
pivotal moment in struggle between British colonists and Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
symbol of colonial violence against Indigenous communities in New England ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay United States ⓘ
state of Maine ⓘ
linked to: U.S. state of Maine
location Kennebec River valley ⓘ
linked to: Kennebec River

Norridgewock, Maine ⓘ
present-day Madison, Maine area ⓘ
notableDeath Jesuit missionary Sébastien Rale ⓘ
linked to: Sébastien Rale

Sébastien Rale ⓘ
linked to: Sébastien Râle
opponentOf Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Wabanaki conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Dummer's War

Dummer's War ⓘ
Father Rale's War ⓘ
perpetrator Massachusetts provincial militia ⓘ
New England rangers and volunteers ⓘ
primaryObjective destroy the Abenaki village at Norridgewock ⓘ
disrupt Wabanaki resistance on the Kennebec frontier ⓘ
kill or capture Father Sébastien Rale ⓘ
relatedTo Anglo-French rivalry in North America ⓘ
French and Indian Wars era ⓘ
Jesuit missions in New France ⓘ
linked to: Jesuit missions

Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ
result New England colonial victory ⓘ
target Abenaki village at Norridgewock ⓘ
Jesuit mission at Norridgewock ⓘ
year 1724 ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Father Rale's War → notableBattle → Battle of Norridgewock ⓘ
Father Rale's War → notableBattle → Battle of Pequawket ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Norridgewock
Battle of Norridgewock → target → Jesuit mission at Norridgewock ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Norridgewock
Battle of Norridgewock → alsoKnownAs → Raid on Norridgewock ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Norridgewock
Dummer's War → notableEvent → Battle of Norridgewock ⓘ