The expedition Self_motion was in retaliation for a French and Indian raid Attack against the Massachusetts frontier community of Deerfield earlier that year .

Late on August 10 , the storm Catastrophe made Manufacturing landfall Arriving near Deerfield Beach , Florida .

The raid Hostile_encounter was more costly to the French than previous frontier raids Attack like that in 1704 on Deerfield , Massachusetts because the province had been warned Warning of the raiders ' advance .

The 1704 Raid on Deerfield ( also known as the Deerfield Massacre ) occurred Presence during Queen Anne 's War on February 29 when French and Native American forces under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville attacked Attack the English frontier settlement at Deerfield , Massachusetts , just before dawn .

The 1704 Raid on Deerfield ( also known as the Deerfield Massacre ) occurred Presence during Queen Anne 's War on February 29 when French and Native American forces under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville attacked Attack the English frontier settlement at Deerfield , Massachusetts , just before dawn .

The 1704 Raid on Deerfield ( also known as the Deerfield Massacre ) occurred Presence during Queen Anne 's War on February 29 when French and Native American forces under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville attacked Attack the English frontier settlement at Deerfield , Massachusetts , just before dawn .

Typical of the small-scale frontier conflict Hostile_encounter in Queen Anne 's War , the French-led raid Attack relied on a coalition of French soldiers and a variety of about 300 Indian warriors , mostly Abenaki but including a number of Pocumtuc who had once lived in the Deerfield area .