Battle

Raid on Wells

10 Jun 1692 – 13 Jun 1692 · 43.32° N, 70.58° W

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10 Jun 1692 – 13 Jun 1692
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Battle
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43.32° N, 70.58° W
Description
1692 Action of King William's War

Raid on Wells (1692)

Action of King William's War

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.

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