Raid on Oyster River

Raid on Oyster River
Part of King William's War

Historical marker about the raid
DateJuly 18, 1694
Location
Result French and Wabanaki Confederacy victory
Belligerents
Province of New Hampshire New France
Wabanaki Confederacy (Abenaki, Maliseet)
Commanders and leaders
Francis Drew
Thomas Pickford
John Woodman[1]
Claude-Sébastien de Villieu
Louis-Pierre Thury
Bomazeen
Captain Nathaniel[2]
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.

  1. ^ "The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars". 1897. p. 100. Retrieved 2014-09-13.
  2. ^ "The border wars of New England, commonly called King William's and Queen Anne's wars". 1897. p. 96. Retrieved 2014-09-13.