During Father Rale's War, at about 3:00 pm on August 23, 1724 (N. S.), English troops attacked Norridgewock for the last time.
A force of 208 soldiers had left Fort Richmond (now Richmond) and divided, leaving about 80 soldiers including three Mohawks under the command of Captain Jeremiah Moulton.
His militia quietly approached the village, which at that time no longer had a stockade.
A startled Indian emerging from a cabin gave a war whoop, then darted back inside to get his musket.
Screaming women and children ran from houses to swim or ford across the river and up into the woods.
In the confusion, about 60 braves fired guns wildly but did little harm.
At that point the regiment, ordered to withhold fire until after the enemy's first volley, took aim—with deadly effect.
The warriors fired again, then fled across the river, leaving 26 dead and 14 wounded.
Bomazeen (or Bomaseen), the sachem, who with Sebastien de Villieu had led 250 Abenakis to Durham, New Hampshire on July 18, 1694, for the Oyster River Massacre, was shot fording the Kennebec at a place thereafter called Bomazeen Rips.
From a cabin, old Chief Mogg shot one of the Mohawks, whose brother then shot him.
Meanwhile, from another cabin Father Rale was firing at soldiers.
Refusing to surrender, he was shot through the head while reloading his gun.

Scalps of the dead were collected for bounties in Boston.
The soldiers plundered 3 barrels (0.48 m³) of gunpowder, together with a few guns, blankets and kettles, before returning to their whaleboats at Taconic Falls.
One of the Mohawks, a brave named Christian, slipped back to set the village and church on fire, then rejoined the militia.
The 150 survivors of Norridgewock returned the next day to bury the dead.
Subsequently, most abandoned the area and, "in deplorable condition", relocated to Saint-François and Bécancour in Quebec.
A few years later, however, many survivors returned to the Upper Kennebec from their refuge in Quebec, and a Jesuit missionary, Jacques de Sirenne, was assigned to their spiritual care.
During Father Rale's War, at about 3:00 pm on August 23, 1724 (N. S.), English troops attacked Norridgewock for the last time. A force of 208 soldiers had left Fort Richmond (now Richmond) and divided, leaving about 80 soldiers including three Mohawks under the command of Captain Jeremiah Moulton. His militia quietly approached the village, which at that time no longer had a stockade. A startled Indian emerging from a cabin gave a war whoop, then darted back inside to get his musket. Screaming women and children ran from houses to swim or ford across the river and up into the woods. In the confusion, about 60 braves fired guns wildly but did little harm. At that point the regiment, ordered to withhold fire until after the enemy's first volley, took aim—with deadly effect. The warriors fired again, then fled across the river, leaving 26 dead and 14 wounded. Bomazeen (or Bomaseen), the sachem, who with Sebastien de Villieu had led 250 Abenakis to Durham, New Hampshire on July 18, 1694, for the Oyster River Massacre, was shot fording the Kennebec at a place thereafter called Bomazeen Rips. From a cabin, old Chief Mogg shot one of the Mohawks, whose brother then shot him. Meanwhile, from another cabin Father Rale was firing at soldiers. Refusing to surrender, he was shot through the head while reloading his gun.
Scalps of the dead were collected for bounties in Boston. The soldiers plundered 3 barrels (0.48 m³) of gunpowder, together with a few guns, blankets and kettles, before returning to their whaleboats at Taconic Falls. One of the Mohawks, a brave named Christian, slipped back to set the village and church on fire, then rejoined the militia. The 150 survivors of Norridgewock returned the next day to bury the dead. Subsequently, most abandoned the area and, "in deplorable condition", relocated to Saint-François and Bécancour in Quebec. A few years later, however, many survivors returned to the Upper Kennebec from their refuge in Quebec, and a Jesuit missionary, Jacques de Sirenne, was assigned to their spiritual care.
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