Episode 2 of 3
Dawn raid on Conestoga Town
- When
- December 14, 1763
- Where
- Conestoga Town
About fifty Paxton Boys attacked Conestoga Town at daybreak on December 14, 1763, killing and scalping six Conestoga and burning the buildings.
At daybreak on December 14, 1763, roughly fifty Paxton Boys attacked Conestoga Town, where only seven men, five women, and eight children remained. They killed and scalped the six Conestoga they found there and set the buildings ablaze. The attackers acted on the mistaken belief that the inhabitants were aiding Lenape and Shawnee raids during Pontiac's War.
Sources
- Paxton Boys Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29
- Susquehannock Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
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