Attack on Swansea

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Attack on Swansea was an early and pivotal 1675 assault on the Plymouth Colony town of Swansea that helped ignite the wider conflict of King Philip's War between New England colonists and Native American tribes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event
military conflict
conflict King Philip's War
country Plymouth Colony
describedAs early and pivotal assault in King Philip's War
initial attack that helped ignite King Philip's War
hasAftermath evacuation and fortification of nearby colonial towns
heightened fear among New England colonists
hasCasualties English colonists killed
English colonists wounded
Wampanoag warriors killed
hasCause colonial expansion into Native American territories
disputes over land and sovereignty in New England
rising tensions between Plymouth Colony and Wampanoag people
hasEffect mobilization of colonial militias in New England
outbreak of King Philip's War
retaliatory colonial expeditions against Native villages
wider conflict between New England colonists and Native American tribes
hasEndTime June 1675
hasLocation New England
Swansea, Massachusetts Bay (historical)
Swansea, Plymouth Colony
hasParticipant English colonists of Swansea
Wampanoag warriors
followers of Metacom (King Philip)
hasStartTime June 1675
hasTopic King Philip's War
Plymouth Colony military history
colonial–Native American relations
historicalPeriod 17th century
locatedInTime colonial New England era
opponent Plymouth Colony settlers
Wampanoag people
partOf King Philip's War
history of Massachusetts
history of Native American–European conflicts in North America
history of Plymouth Colony
pointInTime 1675
significantPerson King Philip
Metacom

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
King Philip's War
King Philip's War ("Assault on Lancaster")
notableBattle

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