Tuscarora War
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The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tuscarora Indian War | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial conflict
ⓘ
war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tuscarora War
ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora Indian War
|
| belligerent |
Province of North Carolina militia
ⓘ
South Carolina militia ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
Yamasee allies of the colonists ⓘ various allied tribes against the Tuscarora ⓘ |
| conflictType | Native American–European conflict ⓘ |
| consequence |
Tuscarora becoming the Sixth Nation of the Iroquois
ⓘ
Tuscarora joining the Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Tuscarora migration to New York ⓘ weakening of Native power in coastal North Carolina ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Great Britain (colonial authority)
|
| endDate | 1715 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yamasee War ⓘ |
| hasCause |
abuse by colonial traders
ⓘ
encroachment on Tuscarora lands ⓘ slave raiding against Tuscarora people ⓘ trade disputes ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| keyBattle |
Fort Narhantes
ⓘ
Fort Neoheroka ⓘ |
| languageOfParties |
English
ⓘ
Tuscarora language ⓘ |
| mainCombatant |
British colonists in North Carolina
ⓘ
Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
allied Native American tribes ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attack on Swiss and Palatine settlers at New Bern in 1711
ⓘ
siege of Fort Narhantes ⓘ
surface form:
battle of Fort Neoheroka
siege of Fort Narhantes ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Chief Hancock
ⓘ
Chief Tom Blount ⓘ Colonel John Barnwell ⓘ
surface form:
Colonel James Moore Jr.
Colonel John Barnwell ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Province of North Carolina
ⓘ
Tuscarora ⓘ
surface form:
Tuscarora people
|
| outcome |
enslavement of many captured Tuscarora
ⓘ
large casualties among the Tuscarora ⓘ |
| partOf |
Native American wars
ⓘ
colonial wars in North America ⓘ |
| place |
Province of North Carolina
ⓘ
colonial North Carolina ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Queen Anne's War ⓘ |
| result |
Tuscarora migration northward
ⓘ
defeat of the Tuscarora ⓘ opening of Tuscarora lands to colonial settlement ⓘ |
| startDate | 1711 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Tuscarora Indian War