Raid on Wells (1692)
| Raid on Wells (1692) | |||||||
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| Part of King William's War | |||||||
Storer Tablet, which marks the Storer garrison site | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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New France Abenaki Mi'kmaq militia | New England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sr. de la Broquerie (La Brognerie. Labocree) † Sr. de Portneuf Baron de St Castin Father Jean Baudoin |
Captain James Converse Joseph Storer | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 400 troops and warriors | 31 troops | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The Raid on Wells occurred during King William's War when French and Wabanaki Confederacy forces from New France attacked the English settlement at Wells, Maine, a frontier town on the coast below Acadia. The principal attack (1692) was led by La Brognerie, who was killed. Commander of the garrison, Captain James Converse, successfully repelled the raid despite being greatly outnumbered.