襲擊鹿田，麻塞諸塞州的安妮皇后戰爭，1704年2月29日

1704年，麻塞諸塞州的鹿田，極少數在邊境的殖民者，感受到周邊的危機；為了爭取歐陸統治權，法國和英國發動安妮皇后戰爭，受英國統治的鹿田，面臨被法國攻擊的危險。這就像是個預告一樣，城裡的居民待在城牆的圍籬內，但是大家卻萬萬沒想到，會在隆冬遭受攻擊。1704年2月29日，大約200至300個法國士兵和他們當地的美國同盟軍隊，突襲鹿田，對城裡居民而言不啻是個大災難。


The colonists in the tiny frontier settlement of Deerfield, Massachusetts in 1704 were aware of surrounding danger. The French and British were fighting Queen Anne's War for control of the continent. Deerfield, under British rule, was in danger of attack by the French. As a precaution, the town folk stayed within the town's palisade, a tall wooden fence enclosing the area. But they did not expect an attack in the middle of winter. On February 29, 1704, between 200 and 300 French soldiers and their Native American allies surprised and raided Deerfield. The results for the townspeople were disastrous.

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