Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River
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The Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River was a key military operation during the Pequot War in which English colonial and Native allied forces sought to cut off and contain the Pequot people by controlling access along the river.
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the Pequot War
ⓘ
military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English colonial forces
ⓘ
Native allied forces ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| conflict | Pequot War ⓘ |
| country |
New England Colonies
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial New England
|
| goal |
to contain the Pequot people
ⓘ
to control access along the Thames River ⓘ to cut off the Pequot people ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Connecticut
ⓘ
Thames ⓘ
surface form:
Thames River
|
| opponent | Pequot people ⓘ |
| participant |
English colonial forces
ⓘ
Native allied forces ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| partOf | English colonial strategy in the Pequot War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English colonization of New England
ⓘ
Pequot War ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| result | restriction of Pequot movement along the Thames River ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
control of transportation routes
ⓘ
riverine blockade ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.