Church's Second Expedition (Sep 1690)

Date: Sep 1690 [unknown]
Location: Maine
Surname/tag: Church

Historical Event: Sep 1690

Epoch: King William's War

Who was there: Category:Church's Second Expedition (Sep 1690)

"In September 1690, Church was commissioned again to lead an expedition “against the Common Enemy, Indian & French their Aiders and Abettors,” in an attempt to secure the eastern borders. With 300 English and Indians from Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, he sailed to Casco Bay and marched to the Androscoggin River, only to find the Indian fort at Pejepscot (Brunswick, Me.) deserted. He recovered some English captives at another fort at modern Lewiston and burned the place. Church fought two more skirmishes on his way back and left some men to guard the Wells settlement."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Howard H. Peckham, “CHURCH, BENJAMIN,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, (Accessed December 31, 2022) http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/church_benjamin_2E.html.

• Peter Hammerson "Church’s Second Expedition" in webpage "The Nine Years’ War in Canada- 1690: The Acadian Theatre". Byline: COLONIAL HISTORY, MILITARY HISTORY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NOVA SCOTIA / JUNE 24, 2019 by HAMMERSON PETER (Accessed 5 Jan 2023) https://mysteriesofcanada.com/military/the-nine-years-war-in-canada-1690-the-acadian-theatre/