Colonial America at War

The 1710s

34 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1710s, across 6 of today's states and 3 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
34
Engagements
1710 to 1716
Years
6
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 34 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

EngagementStateYearForces or losses
Attack at Winter HarborME17102 women killed, 2 men captured
Battle of Salkehatchie (Saltcatchers)SC1715~24 each side
Battle of SalkehatchieSC1715~24 each side
Ambush of Captain BarkerSC171526 killed
Killing of Thomas Downs and others at CochecoNH17114 killed
Northeast Coast campaign (1712)ME171224 killed or captured in three raids
Fight at Massacre PondME171319 killed (Hunniwell and eighteen)
Pocotaligo MassacreSC17154 of 6 SC delegation killed (Nairne, Wright, Warner, Bray)
Raid on Saint Bartholomew's ParishSC1715100+ killed
Schenckingh's plantation massacreSC171519 killed
Gray Lock's raid on SpringfieldMA171212 Indians
Battle of the PondsSC171570 militia

Plus 22 further documented engagements in the the 1710s 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.
22 ENGAGEMENTS β†’
Yamasee War
The 1715-1717 war that nearly destroyed South Carolina, from the Pocotaligo massacre to the fighting at Salkehatchie and the Ponds.
8 ENGAGEMENTS β†’
Natchez War
The 1729 Natchez revolt against French Louisiana and the campaigns that followed, from Fort Rosalie to Sicily Island.
1 ENGAGEMENTS β†’

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).