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Schenectady Massacre (8 Feb 1690)

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Date: 8 Feb 1690 [unknown]
Location: Schenectady, New Yorkmap
Surname/tag: Le_Moyne
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Historical event: 8 Feb 1690 at Schenectady, New York
Epoch: King William's War (1688-1697)
Who was there: Category: Schenectady Massacre
Outcome:
  • Canadiens victory
  • 60 residents killed
  • Majority of homes destroyed
The Schenectady Massacre was a Canadiens attack against the village of Schenectady in the colony of New York on 8 February 1690. A party of more than 200 Canadiens and allied Mohawk, Sault (Ojibwe), and Algonquin warriors attacked the unguarded community, destroying most of the homes, and killing or capturing most of its inhabitants. Sixty residents were killed, including 11 African slaves. About 60 residents were spared, including 20 Mohawk. In 1954, John Jacob Vrooman (1884-1963) authored a novel, The Massacre, recounting the event[1]. More recent fictional accounts of the event are Crucible along the Mohawk, by Johnny T. Rockenstire, told from the Dutch/English point of view[2], and Woods runner : massacre at Schenectady, 1690, by Rejean Giguere, told from the French point of view.[3]

Sources

  1. https://search.worldcat.org/title/3898450
  2. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Crucible_Along_the_Mohawk/8feZvgEACAAJ?hl=en
  3. https://booklife.com/project/woods-runner-massacre-at-schenectady-1690-5882


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