French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War

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The French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War were a series of frontier attacks by French colonial forces and their Native American allies that devastated English settlements and heightened tensions leading to major military campaigns in the region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in King George's War
frontier conflict
military campaign
cause alliance between New France and Native American tribes
imperial rivalry between Britain and France in North America
commander Abenaki war leaders
Jean-Louis Le Loutre
surface form: Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre

Jean-Baptiste Nicolas Roch de Ramezay
Paul Marin de la Malgue
conflict King George's War
country British America
New France
endTime 1748
hasPart Raid on Charlestown, New Hampshire (No. 4)
Raid on Concord, New Hampshire (1746)
Deerfield Massacre
surface form: Raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts (1746)

Raid on Falmouth, Maine (Casco Bay)
Raid on Fort Massachusetts (1746)
Raid on Saratoga (1745)
historicalPeriod 18th century
inspired Siege of Louisbourg (1745)
surface form: New England expedition against Louisbourg (1745)
location New England
frontier settlements of Maine
frontier settlements of Massachusetts
frontier settlements of New Hampshire
northern British colonies in North America
objective to capture prisoners for ransom or exchange
to disrupt English settlement and expansion
to weaken British colonial presence in New England
opponent British Empire
Province of Maine
surface form: Province of Maine (Massachusetts District of Maine)

Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of New Hampshire
participant Abenaki
surface form: Abenaki people

British colonists in New England
French colonial forces
Maliseet people
Mi’kmaq
surface form: Mi'kmaq people

New France
Wabanaki Confederacy
partOf King George's War
result calls for large-scale expeditions against New France
devastation of several New England frontier towns
heightened fear and insecurity in New England colonies
killing and capture of many New England colonists
strengthening of New England militia defenses
startTime 1744
usedWarfareType guerilla warfare
scalping raids
surprise attacks on frontier settlements

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Siege of Louisbourg (1745) precededBy French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War
Battle of Fort Loyal partOf French and Indian raids on New England during King George's War
this entity surface form: French and Indian raids on New England