The Pequot War (1636-1638) was a conflict between the Native American Pequot tribe and the English immigrants who had established settlements in New England between 1620-1630. The immediate cause of the war was the murder of two English traders, Captain John Stone (d. 1634) and John Oldham (l. 1592-1636), allegedly by the Western Niantic tribe, allies of the Pequot.
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1636 - 1638The Pequot War; John Winthrop presides over policy concerning the massacre and enslavement of the Pequot tribe.
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26 May 1637Mystic Massacre in which over 700 Pequots are killed, mostly women and children, by English colonists.
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26 May 1637The Mystic Massacre takes place during the Pequot War as militia from the colonies of Massachusetts and Connecticut, assisted by Narragansett and Mohegan allies, attack the Pequot fort at Mystic, Connecticut, setting it on fire and killing over 700 Pequot, mostly women and children.
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21 Sep 1638The Treaty of Hartford ends the Pequot War and divides spoils among victors.
