The Raid on Saratoga was an attack by a French and

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force on the settlement of

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on November 28, 1745, during King George's War. Led by

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, the allied force of 600 burned the settlement, killing about 30 and taking 60 to 100 prisoners, in addition.

References

*Peyser, Joseph L
''Jacques Legardeur de Saint-Pierre: officer, gentleman, entrepreneur''
*Parkman, Francis
''A half-century of conflict: France and England in North America'', Volume 2
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