Battle of Great Cacapon
1756 in France1756 in North AmericaBattles in West VirginiaBattles involving FranceBattles involving Great Britain ... and 5 more
Battles of the French and Indian WarConflicts in 1756Hampshire County, West VirginiaPre-statehood history of VirginiaPre-statehood history of West Virginia
The Battle of Great Cacapon — also known as Mercer's Massacre — was fought on April 18, 1756 between members of Colonel George Washington's Virginia Regiment and French-allied Shawnee and Delaware Indians. Captain Mercer and a company of his men were pursuing some Indians when they were ambushed by a larger number of Indian raiders. Mercer and at least 16 of his men were killed.
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