Schenectady, NY in the year 1690
Even earlier than the Revolutionary war there were autrocities:
1690
On the night of February 8, the settlement of Schenectady was attacked by a force of French and Indians from the north. The people were slaughtered and the village burned. The histories record it as "The Massacre of Schenectady." Sixty residents were killed and 27 made prisoners. Many others lost their lives from exposure incurred during their flight to Albany on foot in their night clothing.
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