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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Example Sentences

As for the claim that this trial “ended a war,” the Pequot War was essentially over; churches in Plymouth and other New England colonies had celebrated a day of thanksgiving for their victory 10 months earlier.

From New York Times

A prevalent opposing viewpoint is that the first Thanksgiving stemmed from the massacre of Pequot people in 1637, a culmination of the Pequot War.

From Seattle Times

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

Few had forgotten that Mohegans, in fact, lined up with the English during the Pequot War’s pivotal battle at Mystic Fort in 1637, when some 400 Pequots were killed.

From Washington Times

His own account of the Pequot war, reprinted by Prince in 1736, is the best and fullest narrative of its varying fortunes.

From Project Gutenberg