Cochecho Massacre of 1689

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The Cochecho Massacre of 1689 was a violent attack by Abenaki and other Native American warriors on the English settlement at Dover, New Hampshire, during King William’s War, resulting in numerous deaths and captives.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf attack
historical event
massacre
aftermath captives taken to Native villages and to New France
destruction of several garrison houses at Cochecho
alsoKnownAs Cocheco Massacre of 1689
Dover Massacre of 1689
cause alliance between Wabanaki peoples and New France against English colonies
retaliation for earlier English seizures and killings of Native Americans
tensions between English colonists and local Native American tribes
conflict King William’s War
linked to: King William's War
country Province of New Hampshire
date 1689-06-27
describedIn accounts of King William’s War in North America
colonial New England histories
hasCommander Kancamagus
other Abenaki leaders
historicalContext early phase of King William’s War in New England
part of wider Wabanaki raids on northern New England
location Cochecho, New Hampshire
Dover, New Hampshire
memorial historical markers in Dover, New Hampshire
method infiltration of garrison houses
surprise night attack
notableVictim Major Richard Waldron
numberOfCaptives approximately 29 English settlers taken captive
numberOfDeaths approximately 20 English settlers killed
opponent English militia at Dover
settlers of Cochecho garrison houses
partOf King William’s War
linked to: King William's War
perpetrator Abenaki warriors
Pennacook warriors
linked to: Abenaki warriors

other Wabanaki Confederacy warriors
precededBy English betrayal and seizure of Native leaders at Cochecho in 1676
relatedTo French and Indian raids during King William’s War
Wabanaki–English conflicts in northern New England
result Native American victory
significance contributed to hardening of English colonial policies toward Native Americans
heightened fear of Native raids in New England frontier settlements
supportedBy French colonial authorities in New France
target English settlers at Dover, New Hampshire

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Dover, New Hampshire hasHistoricEvent Cochecho Massacre of 1689
subject linked to: Dover
Dover, New Hampshire notableHistoricEvent Cochecho Massacre of 1689
Cochecho Massacre of 1689 alsoKnownAs Cocheco Massacre of 1689
linked to: Cochecho Massacre of 1689
Cochecho Massacre of 1689 alsoKnownAs Dover Massacre of 1689
linked to: Cochecho Massacre of 1689