Plymouth Colony military history

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Plymouth Colony military history encompasses the conflicts, defensive measures, and military engagements involving the English settlers of Plymouth Colony and their Native American neighbors, particularly during 17th-century wars such as King Philip’s War.

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instanceOf aspect of Plymouth Colony history ⓘ
military history ⓘ
country English colonial America ⓘ
hasCause competition over land and resources with Native peoples ⓘ
expansion of English settlement into Native territories ⓘ
hasCharacteristic fortified settlements as defensive network ⓘ
intercolonial military cooperation ⓘ
reliance on local militia rather than standing army ⓘ
small-scale raids and ambushes ⓘ
use of Native American allies and scouts ⓘ
hasEffect devastation of Native American communities in southern New England ⓘ
heavy casualties among Plymouth settlers during King Philip's War ⓘ
increased English control over southern New England ⓘ
militarization of frontier life in Plymouth Colony ⓘ
includesConflict Anglo–French colonial conflicts in North America ⓘ
King Philip's War ⓘ
Pequot War ⓘ
includesEvent Myles Standish's 1623 Wessagusset expedition ⓘ
Plymouth Colony campaigns during King Philip's War ⓘ
Plymouth Colony participation in the New England Confederation ⓘ
arming of settlers with matchlock and flintlock muskets ⓘ
construction of a hilltop fort at Plymouth ⓘ
defense of frontier towns during King Philip's War ⓘ
deployment of colonial scouts and rangers ⓘ
fortification of Plymouth in the 1620s ⓘ
military alliance with the Wampanoag under Massasoit ⓘ
raids on Native American villages during King Philip's War ⓘ
use of militia musters and training days ⓘ
use of palisades and blockhouses for defense ⓘ
includesOrganization New England Confederation military forces ⓘ
Plymouth Colony militia ⓘ
includesPerson Benjamin Church ⓘ
Canonicus ⓘ
Josiah Winslow ⓘ
Massasoit ⓘ
Metacom ⓘ
Myles Standish ⓘ
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mainLocation Plymouth Colony ⓘ
partOf military history of New England ⓘ
military history of the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
relatedTo English colonial militias in New England ⓘ
Narragansett people ⓘ
Nipmuc people ⓘ
Pequot people ⓘ
Wampanoag people ⓘ
timePeriod 17th century ⓘ
timePeriodEnd 1691 ⓘ
timePeriodStart 1620 ⓘ

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