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Battle of Great Cacapon

18 Nis 1756 · 39.33° N, 78.43° W

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18 Nis 1756
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39.33° N, 78.43° W
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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.

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