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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King William's War

When hostilities spread across the Atlantic, Englishmen in North America referred to the ensuing conflagration as King William’s War.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

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

King William's War, Queen Anne's War and the French and Indian War, were all waged before the difficulties were settled in the rout of the French from the continent.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 12 — Modern History by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

In America, where it was to be paralleled by an opening conflict between French and English colonists, it has been known as King William's War.

From A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. by Carlton J. H. Hayes