King Philip's War

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King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict
colonial American war
war
casualties high proportion of Native American population killed
significant English colonial casualties
countryAtTime English colonial America
endDate 1678-04-12
followedBy Queen Anne's War
surface form: French and Indian Wars in New England
hasAlternativeName King Philip's War
surface form: First Indian War

King Philip's War
surface form: Great Narragansett War

King Philip's War
surface form: Metacom's War

King Philip's War
surface form: Metacomet's War
hasCause breakdown of earlier treaties
execution of three Wampanoag men by Plymouth Colony
expansion of English settlements
growing dependence of Native Americans on colonial trade
tensions over land ownership
hasCommander Benjamin Church
John Leverett
Josiah Winslow
Metacom
Metacomet
historicalSignificance contributed to expansion of English control over New England
marked a lasting shift in regional power toward English colonists
one of the deadliest wars in American history by percentage of population killed
weakened political and military power of New England tribes
locatedIn Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England
Plymouth Colony
Rhode Island
mainBelligerent Abenaki
Connecticut Colony
English colonists
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Narragansett
New England Confederation
Nipmuc
Plymouth Colony
Podunk
Wampanoag people
surface form: Wampanoag

various Native American tribes
notableBattle Attack on Swansea
surface form: Assault on Lancaster

Attack on Deerfield
Attack on Swansea
Battle of Bloody Brook
Great Swamp Fight
Siege of Brookfield
Turner's Falls massacre
notableEvent attack on Plymouth Colony towns
burning of Providence
destruction of many Indigenous communities in New England
partOf conflicts between Native Americans and European colonists in North America
precededBy Pequot War
result English colonial victory
collapse of major Native resistance in southern New England
death of Metacom
enslavement and deportation of many Native Americans
large-scale dispossession of Native American lands
startDate 1675-06-20
timePeriod 1670s

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Quanonchet conflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Quanonchet associatedWithEvent King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Mohegan–Narragansett conflicts relatedTo King Philip's War
Niantic people affectedBy King Philip's War
Province of Maine conflict King Philip's War
Nipmuc people historicalEvent King Philip's War
Pennacook people conflict King Philip's War
Anawan militaryConflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Captain William Turner conflict King Philip's War
Peskeompscut massacre conflict King Philip's War
Peskeompscut massacre partOf King Philip's War
Falls Fight conflict King Philip's War
Falls Fight partOf King Philip's War
Swansea, Plymouth Colony event King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Swansea, Massachusetts Bay (historical) attackedDuring King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Mount Hope, Rhode Island associatedWith King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Mount Hope, Rhode Island battlefieldOf King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Mount Hope, Rhode Island conflictAssociatedWith King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War (1675–1676)
Wootonekanuske associatedWith King Philip's War
Military history of Massachusetts hasPart King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Philip conflict King Philip's War
subject surface form: Metacomet
Pocumtuck people affectedBy King Philip's War
Entertaining Passages relating to Philip's War associatedWith King Philip's War
this entity surface form: Wampanoag War (King Philip's War)
Indigenous peoples of New England experiencedHistoricalEvent King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Lathrop's Fight conflict King Philip's War
Lathrop's Fight partOf King Philip's War
Lathrop's Fight hasCategory King Philip's War
this entity surface form: Battles of King Philip's War
Nipmuc warriors conflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Nipmuc warriors participantIn King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Captain Thomas Lathrop conflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony associatedWithEvent King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip's War (regional impact)
Connecticut militia participatedIn King Philip's War
John Alderman participatedIn King Philip's War
Bloody Brook historicalEventSite King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War ambush of 1675
Bloody Brook partOfConflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Plymouth Colony militia conflict King Philip's War
Great Swamp Massacre conflict King Philip's War
Great Swamp Massacre aftermath King Philip's War
this entity surface form: Narragansett joined King Philip's War more fully after the attack
Narragansett winter encampment conflict King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Great Swamp Monument commemorates King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Great Swamp Monument eventCommemorated King Philip's War
this entity surface form: Great Swamp Fight of 1675
Great Swamp Monument hasSubject King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War
Wampanoag Nation notableEvent King Philip's War
Rhode Island region historicalEvent King Philip's War
this entity surface form: King Philip’s War