| Raid on Salmon Falls | |||||||
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| Part of King William's War | |||||||
 Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 AcadiaAbenaki Mi'kmaq Maliseet |
 New England | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville Chief Wahowa Chief Assacumbuit | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 34 killed, 54 captured | ||||||
The Raid on Salmon Falls (March 27, 1690) captured and destroyed the English settlement of Salmon Falls (present-day Berwick, Maine) during King William's War. It involved Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière, his son Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville[1] and Norridgewock Abnaki chief Wahowa.[2]
- ^ Douville, Raymond (1979) [1969]. "Hertel de Rouville, Jean-Baptiste". In Hayne, David (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. II (1701–1740) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
- ^ Hodge, Frederick Webb (1907). Handbook of American Indians north of Mexico. University of California Libraries. Washington, Govt. print. off. p. 560 – via The Internet Archive.