Great Swamp Fight

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The Great Swamp Fight was a brutal 1675 assault by colonial militia on a fortified Narragansett stronghold in present-day Rhode Island, resulting in heavy Native American casualties and becoming one of the bloodiest engagements of King Philip's War.

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Great Swamp Fight canonical 9
Great Swamp Battle 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
massacre
aftermath King Philip's War
surface form: Narragansett join open war against English colonists

displacement of surviving Narragansett
long-term weakening of Narragansett power
alsoKnownAs Great Swamp Fight
surface form: Great Swamp Battle

Great Swamp Massacre
associatedEvent King Philip's War
associatedPeople Narragansett Indian Tribe
surface form: Narragansett Tribe

Wampanoag people
belligerentSide Narragansett noncombatants and warriors
New England colonial militias
surface form: New England colonial militia
casualties high Narragansett casualties
significant colonial casualties
cause colonial fear of Narragansett alliance with Metacom
tensions between New England colonies and Narragansett
combatant Connecticut militia
surface form: Connecticut Colony militia

Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
Narragansett people
Plymouth Colony militia
United Colonies of America
surface form: United Colonies of New England
commander Benjamin Church
John Winthrop
surface form: John Winthrop the Younger

Josiah Winslow
commemoratedBy annual ceremonies by Narragansett Tribe
conflictType colonial–Native American conflict
countryAtTime English colonial America
date 19 December 1675
followedBy widening of war into Rhode Island and Connecticut
historicalRegion New England
involves burning of Narragansett fort
close-quarters combat in swamp terrain
killing of women and children
location Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Great Swamp
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
memorial Great Swamp Monument
memorialLocation South Kingstown, Rhode Island
notableFor attack on largely noncombatant population
destruction of food stores and shelter in winter
one of the bloodiest engagements of King Philip's War
partOf King Philip's War
precededBy early campaigns of King Philip's War in 1675
result colonial victory
destruction of Narragansett winter stronghold
escalation of King Philip's War
heavy Narragansett casualties
target Narragansett fortified village
Narragansett winter encampment
year 1675

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King Philip's War notableBattle Great Swamp Fight
Narragansett people notableBattle Great Swamp Fight
Narragansett sufferedEvent Great Swamp Fight
Narragansett territory historicalEvent Great Swamp Fight
Great Swamp Fight alsoKnownAs Great Swamp Fight
this entity surface form: Great Swamp Battle
Peskeompscut massacre relatedEvent Great Swamp Fight
Great Swamp Massacre alsoKnownAs Great Swamp Fight
Great Swamp Massacre alsoKnownAs Great Swamp Fight
this entity surface form: Great Swamp Battle
Great Swamp Monument commemorates Great Swamp Fight
Great Swamp Monument hasSubject Great Swamp Fight
Rhode Island region notableBattle Great Swamp Fight