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Categories: Massacres committed by France, Murder in Maine, Massacres in 1692, York, Maine, Pre-statehood history of Maine
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Raid on York  Candlemas Massacre
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The Raid on York took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York, killing about 100 of the English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. Wikipedia
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1692
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The Raid on York took place on 24 January 1692 during King William's War, when Chief Madockawando and Father Louis-Pierre Thury led 200-300 natives into the town of York, killing about 100 of the English settlers and burning down buildings, taking another estimated 80 villagers hostage. Wikipedia
Action of King William's War Wikidata
PART OF
King William's War
COUNTRY
United States
LOCATED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE TERRITORIAL ENTITY
Maine
LOCATION
York, Maine
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Raid on York (1692)
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Raid on York
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Candlemas Massacre

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