Dummer's War
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Dummer's War was an early 18th-century conflict in New England between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy allied with New France, fought largely over territorial expansion and control of the Maine and Acadia regions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War | 1 |
| Wabanaki-New England War of 1722–1725 | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo–French conflict
ⓘ
Native American conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abenaki
NERFINISHED
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British colonial forces ⓘ Maliseet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mi'kmaq NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ Penobscot NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of New Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| conflictType | frontier warfare ⓘ |
| effect |
affirmation of British control over Nova Scotia
ⓘ
further displacement of Wabanaki peoples ⓘ strengthening of British claims in Maine ⓘ |
| endTime | 1725 ⓘ |
| followedBy | King George's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Father Rale's War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fourth Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovewell's War NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Years War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British colonial territorial expansion
ⓘ
competition over fisheries and fur trade ⓘ conflicting land claims between New England and New France ⓘ disputes over control of Acadia ⓘ disputes over control of Maine ⓘ encroachment on Wabanaki lands ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Father Sébastien Rale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Lovewell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Dummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Norridgewock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lovewell's Fight at Pequawket NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Father Rale at Norridgewock ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
British Protestant expansionism
ⓘ
French Catholic missionary influence ⓘ |
| outcome | British colonial victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo–French wars in North America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
colonial wars in North America ⓘ |
| precededBy | Queen Anne's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | northern New England frontier ⓘ |
| result |
Treaty of 1725
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1722 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French missionaries ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War
this entity surface form:
Wabanaki-New England War of 1722–1725