Pequot War

American  

noun

American History.

1. a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.

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Pequot War

During the Pequot War, which was initially instigated by struggles over trade and land among the Europeans, the Pequot, and rival tribes, colonists explicitly named the procurement of captives as one of their goals.

From Slate ● Jan. 18, 2016

His book was published in 1637, the year of the Pequot War.

From BusinessWeek ● Nov. 23, 2011

Many Paugussetts died fighting in the 1637 Pequot War against the English.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Pequot War was soon over, for the bows and arrows of the Indians had no chance against the guns of the English.

From Once Upon a Time in Connecticut by Newton, Caroline Clifford

Tell how he befriended the people of Massachusetts at the outbreak of the Pequot War.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk