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King Philip's War

Type Event Region North America Time 1675–1678

1675–1678 armed conflict in New England in which the Wampanoag confederacy and tribes such as the Mohawk resisted English colonial expansion, named f…

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  1. 1675Swansea · MassachusettsIn June 1675, conflicts between Wampanoag leader Metacom and colonial authorities intensified, attacks broke out in Swansea and elsewhere, the New England Confederation declared a state of war, and the Indian alliance began coordinated attacks on colonial towns and farms.
  2. 1675–1676New England colonies · New EnglandThe colonies organized joint militias and allied with tribes such as the Mohawk, launching offensives including the Great Swamp Fight and Bloody Brook, destroying Indian winter camps and supply lines; the war entered a high-intensity war of attrition, and civilian casualties on both sides rose sharply.
  3. 1676–1678Hope Hill, Rhode Island · Rhode IslandAfter Metacom was killed in 1676, the Indian alliance quickly disintegrated; remnants continued guerrilla warfare until 1678 before it was quelled. The war sharply reduced New England's Indian population, survivors were sold into slavery or dispersed, and colonial rule was further consolidated.

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