Fox Wars (1712–1733)

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The Fox Wars (1712–1733) were a series of violent conflicts in the Great Lakes region between the Meskwaki (Fox) people and French colonial forces and their Native allies, driven largely by competition over trade routes and territorial control.

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Label Occurrences
First Fox War 1
Fox Wars (1712–1733) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war
conflict
war
alsoKnownAs French–Native American wars
surface form: Fox–French Wars

Meskwaki Wars
conflictBetween France
French colonial forces in New France
Meskwaki (Fox)
surface form: Meskwaki people

Native American allies of the French
countryInvolved Kingdom of France
endTime 1733
hasCause French efforts to secure trade between Great Lakes and Mississippi Valley
competition over fur trade routes
control of strategic river corridors
territorial disputes
hasPart Fox Wars (1712–1733) self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Fox War

Meskwaki Wars
surface form: Second Fox War
historicalPeriod early 18th century
indigenousGroupInvolved Huron
Menominee
Meskwaki (Fox)
Ojibwe
Potawatomi
Sauk
surface form: Sauk (Sac)
location Great Lakes region
New France
mainBelligerent French colonial forces
French-allied Native nations
Meskwaki (Fox)
surface form: Meskwaki people
opponent French colonial authorities in Canada
French-allied tribes such as the Huron
French-allied tribes such as the Menominee
French-allied tribes such as the Ojibwe
French-allied tribes such as the Potawatomi
Meskwaki (Fox)
surface form: Meskwaki people
participant Governor Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
surface form: Governor Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil
partOf Anglo-French conflicts in North America
surface form: French and Indian Wars (broad colonial context)
relatedTo French expansion into the Mississippi Valley
fur trade in the Great Lakes
result defeat of the Meskwaki as a military power in the region
dispersal of many Meskwaki people from their homelands
enslavement and deportation of some Meskwaki captives
heavy casualties among the Meskwaki
strengthening of French control over Great Lakes trade routes
significantEvent battle near Green Bay
massacre of Fox refugees near Starved Rock (1730)
siege of Fort Detroit (1712)
startTime 1712

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meskwaki (Fox) timePeriodOfConflict Fox Wars (1712–1733)
subject surface form: Meskwaki
Fox Wars (1712–1733) hasPart Fox Wars (1712–1733) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Fox War