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 Deerfield Massacre
surface form: Raid on Deerfield
attacker Abenaki warriors
Canadians from New France
French Army of Africa
surface form: French colonial forces

Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) warriors allied with France
Native American allies of France
other Wabanaki Confederacy warriors
belligerent Abenaki
surface form: Abenaki people

Mohawk people
surface form: Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk) of mission villages near Montreal

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 Colony militia
surface form: 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 District
surface form: 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–Native American wars
surface form: 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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Attack on Deerfield alsoKnownAs Deerfield Massacre
Deerfield, Massachusetts historicEvent Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: Raid on Deerfield (1704)
Deerfield Massacre alsoKnownAs Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: Raid on Deerfield
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion mainSubject Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: Deerfield raid of 1704
The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion mainSubject Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: French and Native American raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts
Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville notableEvent Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: 1704 raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts
Eunice Williams notableEvent Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: 1704 Raid on Deerfield
Old Deerfield Historic District associatedWithEvent Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: Deerfield Raid of 1704
Pocumtuck Valley associatedWithEvent Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: 1704 Raid on Deerfield
French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War hasPart Deerfield Massacre
this entity surface form: Raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts (1746)