The siege of Fort Massachusetts (19-20 August 1746) was a successful siege of Fort Massachusetts (in present-day North Adams, Massachusetts) by a mixed force of more than 1,000 French and Native Americans from New France. The fort, garrisoned by a disease-weakened militia force from the Province of Massachusetts Bay, surrendered after its supplies of ammunition and gunpowder were depleted. Thirty prisoners were taken and transported back to Quebec, where about half of them died in captivity.[2]
| Siege of Fort Massachusetts | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of King George's War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 New France Indian tribes |
 Massachusetts | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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François-Pierre Rigaud de Vaudreuil |
John Hawks[1] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1,000 | 22 men, 3 women, 5 children | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed, 16 wounded | 30 prisoners, 14 survived | ||||||
References
edit- ^ Michael D. Coe, The Line of Forts p.183
- ^ Fort Massachusetts. Accessed 9 July 2022.
- Niles, Grace Graylock. The Hoosac Valley: its Legends and its History
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