King William's War
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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
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
During the nine years of King William's War, which followed the English Revolution of 1688, the people of Chelmsford and neighboring towns again took refuge in forts and garrison-houses.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1884 by Various
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
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