Colonial America at War

The 1600s

3 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1600s, across 2 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
3
Engagements
1609
Years
2
States

Where these engagements were fought

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearForces or losses
Destruction of the Nansemond party at KecoughtanVA160917 colonists killed
Ratcliffe's massacre at OrapaxVA160933 colonists killed
Battle of Lake ChamplainNY16092 Mohawk chiefs killed

By conflict

Anglo-Powhatan Wars
The three wars between the Virginia colony and the Powhatan, 1610-1646, including the massacres of 1622 and 1644.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).