King William's War

American  

noun

1. the war (1689–97) in which England and its American colonies and Indian allies opposed France and its Indian allies and which constituted the American phase of the War of the Grand Alliance.

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Example Sentences

At the time, Cutter notes, English and French colonists and their Native American allies were embroiled in King William’s War, one of a number of conflicts between the rival settlers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2021

England and France were still fighting King William’s War, and France’s Indian allies were attacking New England’s northern frontiers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Treaty of Ryswick closed King William's War; no change in territory,—Oct.

From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by Carter, F. A. (Freeland A.)

Santo Domingo, 17, 67; establishment of audiencia, 20; population, 75; attacks on during King William's War, 262.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

King William's War lasted from 1689 to 1697.

From The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 by Hawthorne, Julian