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put all the Navall stores into Her
Majesty's hands, and forever make an end of an Indian War", the frontier between Deerfield and Wells was fortified by upwards of 2,000 men, and the bounty for Indian scalps was more than doubled, from £40 to £100. Dudley promptly organized a retaliatory raid
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1228:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
1138:. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.).
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1253:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
1222:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
1132:. In Hayne, David (ed.).
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493:Siege of St. John's
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276:1st Northeast Coast
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913:Norridgewock
910:
867:
362:
360:
343:Charles Town
311:Bloody Creek
280:
244:Newfoundland
77:Belligerents
943:), and the
328:Flint River
259:Fort Albany
164:500 Indians
88:New England
64:French and
1430:Categories
1266:2012-11-22
1235:2012-11-22
1145:1 November
1087:Beaubassin
1063:Pentagouet
1051:Port Royal
1004:John March
970:Beaubassin
894:Piscataqua
878:New France
389:Background
217:War of the
146:Wanongonet
125:John March
1107:in 1707.
1079:Grand Pré
1033:Aftermath
1008:Escumbuit
917:Penobscot
898:St. Croix
348:Pensacola
338:Apalachee
301:Haverhill
291:Grand Pré
286:Deerfield
149:Escumbuit
127:(wounded)
103:colonists
1168:(2005).
1083:Pisiquid
941:Iroquois
933:New York
281:Falmouth
157:Strength
129:Captain
49:Location
29:Part of
937:Abenaki
467:1696–97
405:Mi'kmaq
381:during
179:unknown
152:Sampson
139:Father
109:Abenaki
68:victory
1178:
1085:, and
991:Battle
984:Boston
870:Acadia
423:Events
264:Quebec
106:
101:French
98:
61:Result
16:Battle
1115:Notes
886:Maine
758:Other
144:Moxus
1176:ISBN
1147:2015
939:and
915:and
896:and
749:1761
739:1760
729:1758
719:1758
709:1757
699:1755
688:1755
676:1753
665:1751
655:1750
645:1750
635:1749
625:1749
615:1747
605:1746
595:1745
585:1745
575:1745
567:1744
557:1744
547:1722
537:1722
527:1715
517:1710
507:1709
497:1705
487:1704
477:1703
457:1696
447:1690
437:1677
361:The
41:Date
1077:),
1069:),
1061:at
1432::
1331:^
1319:^
1305:^
1081:,
385:.
1407:.
1269:.
1238:.
1184:.
1149:.
947:–
857:e
850:t
843:v
208:e
201:t
194:v
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