Raid on Oyster River | |||||||
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Part of King William's War | |||||||
![]() Historical marker about the raid | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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New France Wabanaki Confederacy (Abenaki, Maliseet) | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francis Drew Thomas Pickford John Woodman[1] |
Claude-Sébastien de Villieu Louis-Pierre Thury Bomazeen Captain Nathaniel[2] Assacumbuit | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
unknown |
c. 250 Abenaki unknown Maliseet | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
104 inhabitants were killed and 27 taken captive | unknown |
The Raid on Oyster River, also known as the Oyster River Massacre, happened during King William's War, on July 18, 1694, when a group of Abenaki and some Maliseet, directed by the French, attacked an English settlement at present-day Durham, New Hampshire.