Attack on Deerfield

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colonial-era conflict event in King William's War and Queen Anne's War era military raid

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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Raid on Deerfield (1704)	1

Statements (47)

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 ⓘ New England colonial militias ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Turner's Falls massacre ⓘ surface form: 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	Illinois frontier ⓘ surface form: North American frontier
involvedEthnicGroup	Abenaki ⓘ Wyandot ⓘ surface form: Huron-Wendat Mohawk ⓘ surface form: Kahnawake 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

King Philip's War → notableBattle → Attack on Deerfield ⓘ

Queen Anne's War → significantEvent → Attack on Deerfield ⓘ

this entity surface form: Raid on Deerfield (1704)