Colonial America at War

The 1670s

103 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1670s, across 8 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
103
Engagements
1675 to 1677
Years
8
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 103 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

EngagementStateYearOutcomeForces or losses
Wheeler's Surprise (Siege of Brookfield)MA1675Inconclusive8 killed in ambush
Great Swamp FightRI1675New England victory~70 colonists killed, ~150 wounded; ~600 Narragansett killed
Battle of Bloody BrookMA1675Pocumtuc Confederacy victory40 militia + 17 teamsters killed
Sudbury FightMA1676American victory~half of 70-man militia killed
Battle of Turner's Falls (Peskeompscut)MA1676Colonial victory~200 Natives killed; ~40 militia killed
Lancaster RaidMA1676~30+ killed
Second Battle of NipsachuckRI1676Connecticut and Native allied victory400 (300 CT militia + 100 Mohegan/Pequot) vs ~100…
Siege of SpringfieldMA167523px Massachusetts Bay: Unknown vs Agawam: Unknown
Bacon's RebellionVA1676
Fight at Black Point (Scottow's men)ME16751 wounded, 1 drowned
Bloody Brook massacre (Lathrop's company)MA1675between 60 and 70 English killed
Mohawk attack on MetacometNY167670-460 Wampanoag killed

Plus 91 further documented engagements in the the 1670s record.

By conflict

King Philip's War
The 1675-1678 war that engulfed New England, from Swansea and the Great Swamp Fight to the town raids across Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the Maine frontier.
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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); Bodge, Soldiers in King Philip's War (1906) (public domain).