Colonial America at War

The 1700s

75 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1700s, across 8 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
75
Engagements
1702 to 1709
Years
8
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 75 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Flint RiverGA1702English and allied victoryPro-Bourbon SpainApalachee: most killed or captured…
Northeast Coast campaign (1703)ME1703French and Indian victory150+ English killed or captured
Raid on DeerfieldMA1704French-Indian victory56 killed, 112 captured
Lefebvre's Charles Town expeditionSC1706English victoryEngland; Province of Carolina: Unknown
Siege of St. Augustine (1702)FL1702Spanish victoryKingdom of Spain; New Spain: Reports vary; light; Kingdom…
March's reprisal at Pigwacket (1703)ME17036 killed, 6 captured (natives)
Attack on Hampton villageNH17035 English killed
Attack on Pascommuck garrisonMA170419 killed, ~37 captured
Attack on a house in ReadingMA1707woman and 3 children killed, 5 carried off
Shallop fight at Winter HarborME17071 English killed; ~9 Indians slain
Hilton's surprise at Black PointME1707about 21 Indians killed, 1 captured
Raid on Wells (1703)ME170339 killed or captured

Plus 63 further documented engagements in the the 1700s record.

By conflict

Queen Anne's War
The North American front of the War of the Spanish Succession, 1702-1713: the raid on Deerfield, the Northeast Coast raids, and Moore's destruction of the Florida missions.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sylvester, Indian Wars of New England (1910) (public domain).