French , Algonquin , and Abenaki warriors under the command of Jean-Baptiste Hertel de Rouville descended on Motion_directional Haverhill , then a small frontier community in the Province of Massachusetts Bay .

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 .