War A to Z ▪️Abenaki Wars
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The Issue - English colonization of the tribal Abenaki lands in modern-day New England and North East Canada. Date - The conflict was one of extreme hot and cold periods between the 1670s and 1760s usually reignited by wars and events in Europe. Combatants - British regulars, colonial militia, and settlers vs. Abenaki warriors and French regulars Key Figures British - Cpt. William Turner/Major Robert Rogers/James Wolfe French - Hertel de Rouville/Louis de Baude, comte de Frontenac/Louis-Joesph de Montcalm Abenaki - Wampanoag sachem Metacomet known to the English as King Philip/Woronoke sachem Grey Lock Key Battles - Turners Falls/Schenectady/Salmon Falls/Casco Bay/Deerfield/the Plains of Abraham/the siege of Quebec/St.Francis Result - Abenaki tribes displaced and dispersed by the English colonial forces.
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