King Philip's War
Americannoun
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However, the feast didn’t lead to lasting peace between the two groups, and thousands were killed in King Philip’s War in 1675.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
Native American raiders had burned down the house of Edmund Faulkner, Abigail's father-in-law, during King Philip's War in 1676.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2021
It has not been seen since it was taken to England in 1677 following the bloody King Philip’s War between Native Americans and colonists.
From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2020
Good relations with English colonists ended in the 1670s when the tribe was nearly destroyed in King Philip’s War.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2016
It counted scarcely as many Indian victims as King Philip's War, and was much less bloody, because more straightforward and honorable, than any of the British conquests in East India.
From The Spanish Pioneers by Lummis, Charles F.
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