The siege of Fort Massachusetts (19-20 August 1746) was a successful siege of Fort Massachusetts (in present-day

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) by a mixed force of more than 1,000 French and Native Americans from

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. The fort, garrisoned by a disease-weakened militia force from the

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, surrendered after its supplies of ammunition and gunpowder were depleted. Thirty prisoners were taken and transported back to

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, where about half of them died in captivity.Fort Massachusetts
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References

*Niles, Grace Graylock
''The Hoosac Valley: its Legends and its History''
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Siege of Fort Massachusetts The siege of Fort Massachusetts (19-20 August 1746) was a successful siege of Fort Massachusetts (in present-day North Adams, Massachusetts) by a mixed force of more than 1,000 French and Native Americans from New France. The fort, garrisoned by ...

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