Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The Siege of Fort at Number Four (April 7–9, 1747) was a frontier action at present-day Charlestown, New Hampshireduring King George's War. The Fort at Number 4 (named so because it was located in the fourth of a series of recently surveyed township land parcels), was unsuccessfully besieged by a French and Indian force under the command of Ensign Joseph Boucher de Niverville. The British defenders were alerted to the presence of the besiegers by their dogs, and were well-prepared to defend the fort. They successfully fought off attempts to burn the fort down, and turned down demands that they surrender. Some of Niverville's Indians, short on provisions, attempted to bargain with the fort's defenders for supplies, but were rejected."@en }
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- Siege_of_Fort_at_Number_4 abstract "The Siege of Fort at Number Four (April 7–9, 1747) was a frontier action at present-day Charlestown, New Hampshireduring King George's War. The Fort at Number 4 (named so because it was located in the fourth of a series of recently surveyed township land parcels), was unsuccessfully besieged by a French and Indian force under the command of Ensign Joseph Boucher de Niverville. The British defenders were alerted to the presence of the besiegers by their dogs, and were well-prepared to defend the fort. They successfully fought off attempts to burn the fort down, and turned down demands that they surrender. Some of Niverville's Indians, short on provisions, attempted to bargain with the fort's defenders for supplies, but were rejected.".