Raid on Wells (1692) | |||||||
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Part of King William's War | |||||||
![]() Storer Tablet, which marks the Storer garrison site | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() Abenaki Mi'kmaq militia[1] |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Sr. de la Broquerie (La Brognerie. Labocree) †[2] Sr. de Portneuf Baron de St Castin Father Jean Baudoin |
Captain James Converse Joseph Storer | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
c. 400 troops and warriors | 31 troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | unknown |
The Raid on Wells occurred during King William's War when French and Wabanaki Confederacy forces from New France attacked the English settlement at Wells, Maine, a frontier town on the coast below Acadia.[3] The principal attack (1692) was led by La Brognerie, who was killed. Commander of the garrison, Captain James Converse, successfully repelled the raid despite being greatly outnumbered.[4]
Parkman Wells 1692.