Raid on Oyster River
| Raid on Oyster River | |||||||
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| Part of King William's War | |||||||
Historical marker about the raid | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Province of New Hampshire |
New France Wabanaki Confederacy (Abenaki, Maliseet) | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Francis Drew Thomas Pickford John Woodman |
Claude-Sébastien de Villieu Louis-Pierre Thury Bomazeen Captain Nathaniel Assacumbuit | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
c. 250 Abenaki unknown Maliseet | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 104 inhabitants were killed and 27 taken captive | Unknown | ||||||
The Raid on Oyster River, also known as the Oyster River Massacre, happened during King William's War, on July 18, 1694, when a group of Abenaki and some Maliseet, directed by the French, attacked an English settlement at present-day Durham, New Hampshire.