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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dummer's War canonical | 2 |
| Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War | 1 |
| Wabanaki-New England War of 1722–1725 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Dummer's War Context triple: [Father Rale's War, hasAlternativeName, Dummer's War]
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Battle of Norridgewock
The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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King William's War
King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), fought mainly between English and French colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.
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Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre's War was a mid-18th-century conflict in the Maritimes between British forces and a coalition of Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and French interests, marked by guerrilla warfare and resistance to British expansion.
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King Philip's War
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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Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dummer's War Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Norridgewock
The Battle of Norridgewock was a 1724 raid by New England colonial forces against a Jesuit mission and Abenaki village in present-day Maine, resulting in the death of Father Sébastien Rale and marking a pivotal moment in the struggle between British colonists and the Wabanaki Confederacy.
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B.
King William's War
King William's War was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), fought mainly between English and French colonial forces and their Indigenous allies.
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C.
Father Le Loutre's War
Father Le Loutre's War was a mid-18th-century conflict in the Maritimes between British forces and a coalition of Mi'kmaq, Acadian, and French interests, marked by guerrilla warfare and resistance to British expansion.
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D.
King Philip's War
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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E.
Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo–French conflict
ⓘ
Native American conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Abenaki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
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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
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Fourth Indian War NERFINISHED ⓘ Lovewell's War NERFINISHED ⓘ Three Years War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
British colonial territorial expansion
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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
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John Lovewell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Dummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Acadia
NERFINISHED
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ New Brunswick NERFINISHED ⓘ New England NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Dummer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Norridgewock
NERFINISHED
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Lovewell's Fight at Pequawket NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Father Rale at Norridgewock ⓘ |
| opposedIdeology |
British Protestant expansionism
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French Catholic missionary influence ⓘ |
| outcome | British colonial victory ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo–French wars in North America
NERFINISHED
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colonial wars in North America ⓘ |
| precededBy | Queen Anne's War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | northern New England frontier ⓘ |
| result |
Treaty of 1725
NERFINISHED
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Treaty of Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1722 ⓘ |
| supportedBy | French missionaries ⓘ |
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Subject: Dummer's War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
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