Episode 416 - The Raid On Deerfield

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CONTENT WARNING

French and English colonies in North America go to war as a part of the larger War of Spanish Succession. Soon an allied force of French soldiers, militia, and Native Warriors are snowshoeing their way from New France to Massachusetts in order to destroy the town of Deerfield.

SOURCES:

Calloway, Colin Gordon. After King Philip's War: Presence and Persistence in Indian New England

P.G. Smith. "This Force of French and Allied Warriors Snowshoed 300 Miles to Terrorize a Small Town in Massachusetts." P.G. Smith https://historynet.com/deerfield-raid-massachusetts/

https://www.americanheritage.com/deerfield-massacre

https://www.nepm.org/regional-news/2024-02-28/320-years-ago-the-raid-in-deerfield-was-at-the-center-of-the-fight-for-control-of-north-america

https://historyofmassachusetts.org/raid-on-deerfield/

https://deerfieldraid1704.org/