The French and native raiders take as …
Years: 1704 - 1704
March
The French and native raiders take as captives one hundred and nine survivors, including women and children, and force them on a months-long trek to Quebec.
Many die along the way; some are killed because they cannot keep up.
Deerfield and other communities collect funds to ransom the captives, and negotiations are conducted between colonial governments.
Locations
Groups
- Abenaki people (Amerind tribe)
- Mohawk people (Amerind tribe)
- Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe)
- Pocumtuck (Amerind tribe)
- New France (French Colony)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Massachusetts, Province of (English Crown Colony)
- England, (Stuart) Kingdom of
Topics
- North American Fur Trade
- Colonization of the Americas, French
- Colonization of the Americas, English
- Queen Anne's War
