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 |
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| instanceOf |
event
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military conflict → |
| conflict |
King Philip's War
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| country |
Plymouth Colony
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| describedAs |
early and pivotal assault in King Philip's War
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initial attack that helped ignite King Philip's War → |
| hasAftermath |
evacuation and fortification of nearby colonial towns
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heightened fear among New England colonists → |
| hasCasualties |
English colonists killed
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English colonists wounded → Wampanoag warriors killed → |
| hasCause |
colonial expansion into Native American territories
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disputes over land and sovereignty in New England → rising tensions between Plymouth Colony and Wampanoag people → |
| hasEffect |
mobilization of colonial militias in New England
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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
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| hasLocation |
New England
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Swansea, Massachusetts Bay (historical) → Swansea, Plymouth Colony → |
| hasParticipant |
English colonists of Swansea
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Wampanoag warriors → followers of Metacom (King Philip) → |
| hasStartTime |
June 1675
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| hasTopic |
King Philip's War
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Plymouth Colony military history → colonial–Native American relations → |
| historicalPeriod |
17th century
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| locatedInTime |
colonial New England era
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| opponent |
Plymouth Colony settlers
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Wampanoag people → |
| partOf |
King Philip's War
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history of Massachusetts → history of Native American–European conflicts in North America → history of Plymouth Colony → |
| pointInTime |
1675
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| significantPerson |
King Philip
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Metacom → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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King Philip's War
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King Philip's War ("Assault on Lancaster") → |
notableBattle |