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King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) [4] was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allies.
Although not involved in the war, they had sheltered many of King Philip's men, women, and children, and several of their warriors had participated in Indian raiding parties. [10] The colonists distrusted the Narragansetts and feared that the tribe would join King Philip's cause in the spring, which caused great concern due to the tribe's location.
The Lancaster Raid was the first in a series of five planned raids on English colonial towns during the winter of 1675-1676 as part of King Philip's War. Metacom , known by English colonists as King Philip, was a Wampanoag sachem who led and organized Wampanoag warriors during the war.
1675 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1675th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 675th year of the 2nd millennium, the 75th year of the 17th century, and the 6th year of the 1670s decade. As of the start of 1675, the ...
1675 1679 Scanian War Part of the Franco-Dutch War: Sweden France Denmark-Norway Dutch Republic Brandenburg Holy Roman Empire: 1675 1678 King Philip's War: New England Confederation Mohegan Pequots: Wampanoag Nipmuc Podunk Narragansett Nashaway: 1675 1705 Revolutions of Tunis: Husainid dynasty: Muradid dynasty: 1676 1681 Russo-Turkish War (1676 ...
However, 1675 ended with a significant defeat for the Native Americans, with the defeat of the Narragansetts in the Great Swamp Fight. While Philip and his allies managed to regain the initiative for some time in 1675, eventually the scorched-earth tactics practiced by the colonists caused them to start running out of supplies. The supply ...
Military actions in the colonies were the result of conflicts with Native Americans in the period of the colonization by the settlers, such as the Pequot War of 1637, King Philip's War in 1675, the Susquehannock war in 1675–77, [22] and the Yamasee War in 1715. Father Rale's War (1722–1725) happened in Maine and Nova Scotia.
The Sovereignty and Goodness of God provides an account of King Philip's War from the perspective of Mary Rowlandson, an Englishwoman who was captured and held by Philip's tribe during the war. [ 4 ] : 75, 288, 357–358 Later works have provided a romantic and partially fictionalized account of life in Plymouth Colony, such as The Courtship of ...