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Attack on Wells (9 June 1691)

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Date: 9 Jun 1691 [unknown]
Location: Wells, York, Mainemap
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Historical event: 9 June 1691 at Wells, York, Maine
Epoch: King William's War (1688-1697)
Belligerents:
  • Sachem Moxus
  • Captain James Converse and his militia
"Indians failing to meet President Danforth as agreed at Wells on 1 May 1691, he returns to York and sends a reinforcement to Wells. Shortly after they arrive, they are attacked by 200 Indians, whom they repulse."[1]

Sources

  1. Charlton Thomas Lewis, ed. Harper's Book of Facts. (Accessed 6 Jan 2023) https://books.google.ca/books?id=VmtXAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA28-PP9&lpg=RA28-PP9&dq=wells+maine+attack+9+June+1691&source=bl&ots=rSYz59AGU8&sig=ACfU3U29Jl-7WBozXUSNyQ5SzSmh1iOPXQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjnrtKF_rH8AhUzm2oFHVmDDdUQ6AF6BAgbEAM#v=onepage&q=wells%20maine%20attack%209%20June%201691&f=false




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