The Raid on Dover, also known as the Cochecho Massacre, took place in Dover, New Hampshire on June 27-28, 1689. It was led by Chief Kancamagus of the Pennacook. The raid was in revenge for a treacherous ruse by Major Richard Waldron thirteen years before, designed to snare Pennacook tribal members for punishment by the Massachusetts Bay Colony authorities. In a “mock battle” arranged as...
