Instigated by the French, they attacked the garrison twice during Dummer's War in 1722, which was relieved by Col. Thomas Westbrook, then raided again in 1723 with a siege lasting 30 days.
[4] On 30 April 1724, during the Northeast Coast Campaign (1724), Winslow and Sergeant Harvey and 17 men in two whale boats left George's Fort and went downriver several miles to Green Island.
After hours of fighting, Winslow and his men were killed, except for three friendly Indians who escaped back to the fort (one was named Wm.
[7] The Campaign began when, on July 19, Mi’kmaq from Nova Scotia, Maliseet, and some from St. Francois attacked Fort St. George (Thomaston) and New Castle.
[12] In retaliation for the fall of Louisbourg, on 13 August 1758 French officer Boishebert left Miramichi, New Brunswick with 400 soldiers for Fort St George (Thomaston, Maine).