Colonial America at War

The 1630s

11 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1630s, across 4 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.

Engagements

1631 to 1637

Years

States

Where these engagements were fought

All 11 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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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

Engagement	State	Year	Forces or losses
Mystic massacre	CT	1637	~500 Pequot killed
Tarratine raid on Agawam	MA	1631	7 killed, 7 carried away captive
Endecott Expedition (Block Island raid)	RI	1636	14 claimed killed (Narragansett report: 1)
Siege of Fort Saybrook	CT	1636	more than 20 English killed; warehouses/provisions destroyed
Attack on Wethersfield	CT	1637	6 men, 3 women killed; 2 captives
Gardener's ambuscade near Saybrook	CT	1637	2 killed
Mystic Fort assault and massacre	CT	1637	~400 killed
Fairfield Swamp Fight	CT	1637	160 men + 40 Mohegan scouts

Plus 3 further documented engagements in the the 1630s record.

By conflict

Pequot War

The 1636-1638 war in Connecticut, including the Mystic massacre and the Fairfield Swamp Fight.

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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); Sylvester, Indian Wars of New England (1910) (public domain).