Battle of Mystic Fort
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The Battle of Mystic Fort was a pivotal and devastating 1637 attack during the Pequot War in which English colonists and their Native allies destroyed a major Pequot stronghold in present-day Connecticut.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Pequot political autonomy was effectively destroyed
ⓘ
Pequot survivors were sold into slavery in New England and the Caribbean ⓘ surviving Pequots were pursued and killed or enslaved ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mystic Massacre ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English colonists
ⓘ
Mohegan allies of the English ⓘ Narragansett allies of the English ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ |
| casualties | hundreds of Pequots killed ⓘ |
| characterization | pivotal and devastating attack on Pequot stronghold ⓘ |
| civilianImpact | large-scale killing of Pequot noncombatants ⓘ |
| combatantType |
English Puritan militia
ⓘ
Native American allies of the English ⓘ Pequot warriors and noncombatants ⓘ |
| commander |
John Mason
ⓘ
John Underhill ⓘ |
| conflict | Pequot War ⓘ |
| context |
English colonial expansion in southern New England
ⓘ
competition over trade and territory between English and Pequot ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | English colonies in North America ⓘ |
| date | May 26, 1637 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent English campaigns against remaining Pequots ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early colonial New England ⓘ |
| legacy |
remembered as a massacre of the Pequot people
ⓘ
subject of modern historical and ethical debate ⓘ |
| location |
Mystic, Connecticut
ⓘ
Pequot territory ⓘ present-day Connecticut ⓘ |
| partOf | Pequot War ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier skirmishes of the Pequot War ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Mohegan
ⓘ
Narragansett ⓘ Pequot people ⓘ
surface form:
Pequot
|
| relatedPlace | Mystic River (Connecticut) ⓘ |
| result |
decisive English victory
ⓘ
destruction of major Pequot stronghold ⓘ mass killing of Pequot inhabitants ⓘ |
| significance |
devastated Pequot military power
ⓘ
enabled English colonial expansion in New England ⓘ turning point in the Pequot War ⓘ |
| tactics |
burning of Pequot fort
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encirclement of Pequot fort ⓘ surprise attack at dawn ⓘ use of fire and small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1637 ⓘ |
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