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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
battle
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massacre → |
| aftermath |
Narragansett join open war against English colonists
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displacement of surviving Narragansett → long-term weakening of Narragansett power → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Swamp Battle
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Great Swamp Massacre → |
| associatedEvent |
King Philip's War
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| associatedPeople |
Narragansett Tribe
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Wampanoag people → |
| belligerentSide |
Narragansett noncombatants and warriors
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New England colonial militia → |
| casualties |
high Narragansett casualties
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significant colonial casualties → |
| cause |
colonial fear of Narragansett alliance with Metacom
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tensions between New England colonies and Narragansett → |
| combatant |
Connecticut Colony militia
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Massachusetts Bay Colony militia → Narragansett people → Plymouth Colony militia → United Colonies of New England → |
| commander |
Benjamin Church
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John Winthrop the Younger → Josiah Winslow → |
| commemoratedBy |
annual ceremonies by Narragansett Tribe
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| conflictType |
colonial–Native American conflict
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| countryAtTime |
English colonial America
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| date |
19 December 1675
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| followedBy |
widening of war into Rhode Island and Connecticut
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| historicalRegion |
New England
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| involves |
burning of Narragansett fort
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close-quarters combat in swamp terrain → killing of women and children → |
| location |
Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Great Swamp → South Kingstown, Rhode Island → |
| memorial |
Great Swamp Monument
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| memorialLocation |
South Kingstown, Rhode Island
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| notableFor |
attack on largely noncombatant population
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destruction of food stores and shelter in winter → one of the bloodiest engagements of King Philip's War → |
| partOf |
King Philip's War
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| precededBy |
early campaigns of King Philip's War in 1675
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| result |
colonial victory
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destruction of Narragansett winter stronghold → escalation of King Philip's War → heavy Narragansett casualties → |
| target |
Narragansett fortified village
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Narragansett winter encampment → |
| year |
1675
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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King Philip's War
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Narragansett people → |
notableBattle |
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Great Swamp Fight
("Great Swamp Battle")
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alsoKnownAs |
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Narragansett territory
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historicalEvent |
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Narragansett
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sufferedEvent |