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War of 1636 to 1638 between the Pequot and the English of Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay, with Narragansett and Mohegan allies.

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1636–1638

Pequot War. War of 1636 to 1638 between the Pequot and the English of Connecticut and Massachusetts Bay, with Narragansett and Mohegan allies.

1636

Massachusetts Bay Colony intervened in Pequot War. Attacked and burned a Pequot village in 1636.

1637

Apr 1637: Connecticut Colony intervened in Pequot War. The report says Connecticut lacked just grounds for an offensive war before Wethersfield.

1 May 1637: Connecticut Colony intervened in Pequot War. Ordered an “offensive war” on 1 May 1637.

Pequot War includes Attack on Mistick Fort, Captives of the Pequot War and Day of thanksgiving in Massachusetts churches, 1637.

Pequot War involved Mystic, Connecticut.

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