Key Facts
- Duration
- July–September 1747 (3 months)
- Number of raids
- 11
- Geographic scope
- Berwick to St. Georges, coast of present-day Maine
- Principal settlement targeted
- Casco (Falmouth / Portland)
- Parent conflict
- King George's War
Strategic Narrative Overview
From July through September 1747, Wabanaki warriors conducted 11 coordinated raids along the Maine coast between Berwick and St. Georges. Every town on the frontier was attacked at least once, with the principal settlement of Casco — known also as Falmouth and later Portland — bearing the brunt of the offensive. The raids kept frontier communities in a state of sustained alarm throughout the summer months.
01 / The Origins
The campaign arose within the broader context of King George's War (1744–1748), the North American theatre of the War of the Austrian Succession. The Wabanaki Confederacy, whose traditional territory included Acadia and the region below the Kennebec River, contested the expansion of New England settlements into lands they regarded as their own, with the Kennebec River historically marking the boundary of Acadia.
03 / The Outcome
The source does not record a definitive military outcome for the campaign. As part of King George's War, hostilities in North America eventually wound down with the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748, which restored pre-war territorial boundaries without resolving underlying disputes over the Maine frontier or Wabanaki land rights, leaving tensions unresolved for subsequent conflicts.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent