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Siege of Pemaquid (1696)

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to replace Fort Charles (the original fort built in 1677 by order of Governor Andros). The English built Fort William Henry as a fortress to protect the northern boundary of New England. The fort was the largest in New England. The Massachusetts government used one third of its budget to build the
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On August 14, D'Iberville led a force of 500 in the siege of Fort William Henry. Five hundred warriors descended onto Fort William Henry in their canoes. The warriors surrounded the fort, thereby pinning the English inside. This strategy allowed D'Iberville to enter the harbor and unload his
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cannons. D'Iberville arrived with three French ships. They immediately began to lay siege to the fort. Captain Chubb refused to surrender. The assault went on until the afternoon of the next day. In the terms of his surrender, Chubb arranged for his men to be escorted to
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The History of King Philip's War; Also of Expeditions Against the French and Indians in the Eastern Parts of New-England, in the Years 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696 and 1704. With Some Account of the Divine Providence Towards Col. Benjamin
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fort. The fort was built with stone and mortar. There were eighteen cannon mounted in the gun ports of six-foot thick walls that rose ten to twenty feet above the ground. The fort was rebuilt under the direction of Captain
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The commander of the fort was Captain Pasco Chubb. He violated an assembly that was held under a flag of truce, by killing a number of the Abenaki chiefs who were present (including
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Acadia at the End of the Seventeenth Century: Letters, Journals and Memoirs of Joseph Robineau de Villebon, Commandant in Acadia, 1690-1700, and Other Contemporary Documents
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The History of the Great Indian War of 1675 and 1676: Commonly Called Philip's War : Also the Old French and Indian Wars, from 1689 to 1704
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Journal of Abbe Baudoin: Diary of a Journey with M. D'Iberville from France to Acadia and from Acadia to Newfoundland
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The History of the State of Maine: From Its First Discovery, A. D. 1602, to the Separation, A. D. 1820, Inclusive
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Indian Wars of New England: The Land of the Abenake. The French Occupation. King Philip's War. St. Castin's War
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A Great and Noble Scheme: The Tragic Story of the Expulsion of the French Acadians from Their American Homeland
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The victory at Pemaquid was one of the most significant the French had during the war. The siege resulted in a
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Journal de l'expédition de D'Iberville en Acadie et a Terre-Neuve, par l'abbé Beaudouin
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Father Baudoin's War: D'Iberville's Campaigns in Acadia and Newfoundland, 1696, 1697
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D'Iberville and the natives continued on to the English colony of
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During much of the seventeenth century, Pemaquid (present-day
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and exchanged for French and Indian prisoners held there.
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By 1692, the English regained control of the region, and
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The Scalp Hunters: Abenaki Ambush at Lovewell Pond, 1725
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The History of the Great Indian War of 1675 and 1676
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The New England Knight: Sir William Phips, 1651-1695
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Index

Siege of Pemaquid (1689)
King William's War

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Bristol, Maine
New France
Abenaki
Mi'kmaq militia
"The Pine Tree flag of New England"
New England
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Baron de St Castin
Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste
Jean Baudoin
Simon-Pierre Denys de Bonaventure
Louis Damours
Simon-Gérard de La Place
Chief Aspinquid
Pasco Chubb
Marines
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Nine Years' War
North America
Hudson Bay (1686)
1st Fort Albany
2nd Fort Albany
York Factory
Hudson Bay (1697)

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