Battle of the Great Swamp

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battle military conflict

The Battle of the Great Swamp was a major 1637 colonial–Native American clash in present-day Connecticut, where English forces and their Native allies attacked a fortified Pequot village during the Pequot War.

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → military conflict →
belligerent	English colonists → Native allies of the English colonists → Pequot people → surface form: "Pequot tribe"
combatant	English colonial forces → Native American allies of the English → Pequot people →
conflict	Pequot War →
date	1637 →
describedAs	attack on a fortified Pequot village → major colonial–Native American clash →
ethnicGroupInvolved	English colonists → Pequot people → surface form: "Pequot"
hasCause	English–Pequot conflict over trade and territory → colonial–Native American tensions in New England →
location	New England → present-day Connecticut →
militaryAction	attack on a fortified Pequot settlement →
natureOfConflict	colonial–Indigenous warfare →
opponent	English colonial forces → Pequot people →
participant	English soldiers → Native American auxiliaries allied with the English → Pequot people → surface form: "Pequot warriors"
partOf	English campaign against the Pequot → Pequot War →
region	Northeast Woodlands → surface form: "Northeastern Woodlands"
result	destruction of a Pequot fortified village → heavy Pequot casualties →
significance	key engagement in the Pequot War →
target	Pequot fortified village →
timePeriod	17th century → colonial era in North America →

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pequot War → hasKeyEvent → Battle of the Great Swamp →