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

The war was fought not only in Europe but in America also, and it is known in America as King William's War, because William was King of Great Britain at the time.

From This Country of Ours by Marshall, H. E. (Henrietta Elizabeth)

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

In America the struggle is known as King William's War; in Europe it is usually referred to as the War of the Palatinate.

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