Cochecho Massacre of 1689

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attack historical event massacre

The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.

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Label	Occurrences
Cochecho Massacre of 1689 canonical	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	attack ⓘ historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ
aftermath	captives taken to Native villages and to New France ⓘ destruction of several garrison houses at Cochecho ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Cocheco Massacre of 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Dover Massacre of 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	alliance between Wabanaki peoples and New France against English colonies ⓘ retaliation for earlier English seizures and killings of Native Americans ⓘ tensions between English colonists and local Native American tribes ⓘ
conflict	King William’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	Province of New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
date	1689-06-27 ⓘ
describedIn	accounts of King William’s War in North America ⓘ colonial New England histories ⓘ
hasCommander	Kancamagus NERFINISHED ⓘ other Abenaki leaders ⓘ
historicalContext	early phase of King William’s War in New England ⓘ part of wider Wabanaki raids on northern New England ⓘ
location	Cochecho, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Dover, New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ
memorial	historical markers in Dover, New Hampshire ⓘ
method	infiltration of garrison houses ⓘ surprise night attack ⓘ
notableVictim	Major Richard Waldron NERFINISHED ⓘ
numberOfCaptives	approximately 29 English settlers taken captive ⓘ
numberOfDeaths	approximately 20 English settlers killed ⓘ
opponent	English militia at Dover ⓘ settlers of Cochecho garrison houses ⓘ
partOf	King William’s War NERFINISHED ⓘ
perpetrator	Abenaki warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennacook warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ other Wabanaki Confederacy warriors ⓘ
precededBy	English betrayal and seizure of Native leaders at Cochecho in 1676 ⓘ
relatedTo	French and Indian raids during King William’s War ⓘ Wabanaki–English conflicts in northern New England NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Native American victory ⓘ
significance	contributed to hardening of English colonial policies toward Native Americans ⓘ heightened fear of Native raids in New England frontier settlements ⓘ
supportedBy	French colonial authorities in New France ⓘ
target	English settlers at Dover, New Hampshire ⓘ

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Dover → hasHistoricEvent → Cochecho Massacre of 1689 ⓘ

subject surface form: Dover, New Hampshire

Dover, New Hampshire, United States → notableHistoricEvent → Cochecho Massacre of 1689 ⓘ

subject surface form: Dover, New Hampshire