Pequot War
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pequot War canonical | 36 |
| 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 people ⓘ
surface form:
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 people ⓘ
surface form:
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 (38)
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this entity surface form:
Mystic Massacre of 1637