The Iroquois begin to attack the French…
1650 CE
The Iroquois begin to attack the French in the early 1650s.
Some of the Iroquois Nations, notably the Oneida and Onondaga, have peaceful relations with the French but are under control of the Mohawk.
The latter are the strongest nation in the Confederacy and are hostile to the French presence.
After a failed peace treaty negotiated by Chief Canaqueese, Iroquois war parties move north into New France along Lake Champlain and the Richelieu River.
They attack and blockade Montreal.
A raid on an isolated farm or settlement typically consists of a war party moving swiftly and silently through the woods, swooping down suddenly, and wielding a tomahawk and a scalping knife to attack the inhabitants.
Prisoners, especially women and children, are in many cases brought back to the Iroquois homelands and are adopted into the nations.
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