Northeast Coast campaign (1756)

[7] On 24 March the natives raided present-day Cushing, killing two men and scalping a third who survived.

[8] On 3 May they ambushed three men and managed to take one prisoner to Canada (who eventually made his way to Halifax, where he died of smallpox).

On 14 May about 20 natives led by Chief Poland ambushed another two men, killing one and scalping another who survived.

On October 14, the natives attacked Captain Rouse’s ship, killing ten of his crew.

[7] They then attacked a blockhouse at Pleasant Point, killing one[10] and, on 1 June, began the siege of a dwelling on Island Matinicus, where a family defended themselves and their five children and son-in-law for ten days.

[10] On 13 August 1758, Boishebert left Miramichi, New Brunswick with 400 soldiers, including Acadians whom he led from Port Toulouse.