Pequot War

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Native American–colonist conflict colonial conflict war

The Pequot War was a brutal 1636–1638 conflict in New England between the Pequot tribe and English colonists (and their Native allies) that led to the near-destruction of the Pequot people and set a precedent for English–Native relations in colonial America.

Aliases (2)

Mohegan–Pequot conflicts ×1
Mystic Massacre of 1637 ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American–colonist conflict → colonial conflict → war →
conflictBetween	English colonists in New England → Native American allies of the English colonists → Pequot people →
describedAs	one of the first major armed conflicts between English colonists and Native Americans in New England →
endTime	1638 →
followedBy	King Philip's War →
hasAlly	Mohegan tribe → Narragansett tribe → Niantic allies of the English →
hasCause	English expansion into Pequot territory → competition over control of the fur trade → competition over control of wampum trade → disputes over trade and tribute with the Dutch and English → killings of English traders and colonists attributed to Pequots →
hasCommander	John Mason → John Underhill → Miantonomo → Uncas →
hasConsequence	English seizure of Pequot lands → dispersal of surviving Pequots among other tribes → enslavement and sale of surviving Pequots into slavery in New England and the Caribbean → establishment of English dominance in southern New England → killing of hundreds of Pequot men, women, and children → legal prohibition on use of the name Pequot in some colonial records → near-destruction of the Pequot as a political entity → precedent for future English–Native relations in New England →
hasDate	1637-05-26 (Mystic Massacre) →
hasEthicalAssessment	widely regarded by historians as a brutal and genocidal campaign against the Pequot →
hasKeyEvent	Battle of Mystic Fort → Battle of the Great Swamp → Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River → Mystic Massacre → attack on Wethersfield in 1637 →
hasLegacy	commemorated and studied as a formative event in early American history →
hasMainBelligerent	Connecticut Colony → Massachusetts Bay Colony → Pequot tribe → Saybrook Colony →
hasOpposingForceStrength	Pequot population estimated at several thousand before the war →
hasOutcome	decisive English and allied Native victory →
hasPrimaryTheater	southeastern Connecticut →
locatedIn	Connecticut Colony → New England →
partOf	history of Native American–European conflicts in North America → history of colonial New England →
startTime	1636 →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Mystic Fort → Battle of the Great Swamp → Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River → Miantonomo → Mystic Massacre → Saybrook Colony → Uncas → Uncas ("Mohegan–Pequot conflicts") →	conflict
Battle of Mystic Fort → Battle of the Great Swamp → Mystic Massacre →	partOf
Massachusetts Bay Colony → Pequot people →	notableEvent
John Underhill → Mohegan tribe →	participatedIn
Blockade of the Pequot along the Thames River → Mystic Massacre →	relatedTo
John Mason ("Mystic Massacre of 1637") →	associatedWithEvent
Of Plymouth Plantation →	coversEvent
British–Native American wars →	hasPart
Narragansett →	involvedIn
Colonial America →	majorConflict
John Mason →	militaryConflict
King Philip's War →	precededBy