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Events on Friday 5 August 1689 1
1689Massacre of LachineIroquois raiders devastate a settlement near MontrealA force of Mohawk and allied Iroquois warriors attacked the French settlement of Lachine near Montreal, killing or capturing dozens of settlers in retaliation for earlier French raids. The attack was part of the broader Beaver Wars and coincided with the outbreak of King William's War in North America. It left New France's frontier defenses badly shaken.