British–Native American wars

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colonial war military conflict series of wars

The British–Native American wars were a series of conflicts in North America between Indigenous peoples and British colonial forces (often involving their European rivals) during the 17th and 18th centuries, preceding the United States–Native American wars.

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Label	Occurrences
American colonial frontier conflicts	1
Anglo–Indigenous conflicts in New England	1
Anglo–Native American alliances	1
British–Native American wars canonical	1
French and Indian Wars	1
Native American–European conflicts	1
Wabanaki–English conflicts	1
colonial–Native American conflicts in New England	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T367938 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: British–Native American wars
Context triple: [United States–Native American wars, precededBy, British–Native American wars]

A. United States–Native American wars
The United States–Native American wars were a series of conflicts spanning several centuries in which the U.S. government and its settlers fought numerous Native American nations over land, resources, and sovereignty across North America.
B. Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
C. Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
D. King Philip's War
King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
E. Tuscarora War
The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: British–Native American wars
Target entity description: The British–Native American wars were a series of conflicts in North America between Indigenous peoples and British colonial forces (often involving their European rivals) during the 17th and 18th centuries, preceding the United States–Native American wars.

A. United States–Native American wars
The United States–Native American wars were a series of conflicts spanning several centuries in which the U.S. government and its settlers fought numerous Native American nations over land, resources, and sovereignty across North America.
B. Northwest Indian War
The Northwest Indian War was a late 18th-century conflict in the Old Northwest between a confederation of Native American tribes, supported at times by the British, and the United States over control of the region following American independence.
C. Queen Anne's War
Queen Anne's War was the North American theater of the War of the Spanish Succession, fought between European colonial powers and their Native American allies in the early 18th century.
D. King Philip's War
King Philip's War was a devastating 17th-century conflict between Native American inhabitants of New England and English colonists that resulted in massive casualties, the destruction of many Indigenous communities, and a lasting shift in regional power.
E. Tuscarora War
The Tuscarora War was an early 18th-century conflict in colonial North Carolina between European settlers and the Tuscarora people that led to the tribe’s defeat and migration northward.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial war ⓘ military conflict ⓘ series of wars ⓘ
cause	competition over fur trade ⓘ control of river and land routes ⓘ settler encroachment on Indigenous lands ⓘ territorial expansion of British colonies ⓘ
conflictType	colonial–Indigenous conflict ⓘ frontier war ⓘ
endTime	18th century ⓘ
followedBy	United States–Native American wars ⓘ
hasEffect	displacement of Indigenous communities ⓘ expansion of British colonial territory ⓘ population decline among Indigenous peoples ⓘ reconfiguration of Indigenous alliances ⓘ
hasPart	Anglo-Cherokee War ⓘ Beaver Wars ⓘ Chickasaw Wars ⓘ Dummer’s War ⓘ linked to: Father Le Loutre's War Father Le Loutre’s War ⓘ linked to: Father Le Loutre's War French and Indian War ⓘ linked to: French and Indian War (as part of British America) King Philip’s War ⓘ linked to: King Philip's War King William’s War ⓘ linked to: King William's War Lord Dunmore’s War ⓘ Mi’kmaq–British conflicts ⓘ linked to: Father Le Loutre's War Pequot War ⓘ Pontiac’s War ⓘ linked to: Pontiac's War Powhatan Wars ⓘ Queen Anne’s War ⓘ linked to: Queen Anne's War Tuscarora War ⓘ Yamasee War ⓘ
involved	Kingdom of France ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Spain ⓘ New France ⓘ Province of Canada ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
location	British America ⓘ North America ⓘ
mainParticipants	British colonial forces ⓘ European colonial powers ⓘ Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
opponent	Cherokee ⓘ Choctaw ⓘ linked to: Choctaw people Creek ⓘ linked to: Creek (Muscogee) Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ Lenape ⓘ Miami ⓘ Narragansett ⓘ Ottawa ⓘ Pequot ⓘ linked to: Pequot people Powhatan Confederacy ⓘ linked to: Powhatan peoples Shawnee ⓘ Tuscarora ⓘ Wabanaki Confederacy ⓘ Wampanoag ⓘ linked to: Wampanoag people Yamasee ⓘ
relatedTo	American Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars French–Native American wars ⓘ Spanish–Native American wars ⓘ
startTime	17th century ⓘ

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