Ce que disent les sources
- Quand
- 18 avr. 1756
- Type
- Bataille
- Coordonnées
- 39.33° N, 78.43° W
- Description
- 1756 engagement of the French and Indian War
Battle of Great Cacapon
Engagement of the French and Indian War
The Battle of Great Cacapon — also known as Mercer's Massacre — was fought on April 18, 1756 between members of Colonel George Washington's Virginia Regiment and French-allied Shawnee and Lenape (Delaware) Indians. Captain Mercer and a company of his men were pursuing some Indians when they were ambushed by a larger number of Indian raiders. Mercer and at least 16 of his men were killed.
Source : Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Lire l’article
La source
Fait partie de
Proches dans le temps et dans l’espace
- Battle of the Trough1756 · Bataille
- Battle of Sideling Hill4 avr. 1756 · Bataille
- Great Cove massacre1 nov. 1755 · Massacre
- Braddock Expeditionmai 1755 · Bataille
- Battle of Fort Necessity3 juil. 1754 · Bataille
- Battle of Jumonville Glen28 mai 1754 · Bataille
- Battle of Fort Ligonier12 oct. 1758 · Bataille
- Battle of the Monongahela9 juil. 1755 · Bataille