Colonial America at War

The 1720s

66 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1720s, across 6 of today's states and 2 conflicts.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
66
Engagements
1722 to 1729
Years
6
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 66 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
Northeast Coast campaign (1723)ME1723Franco-Wabanaki victory14 raids
Grey Lock's WarVT1723Wabanaki victory23px; alt="The Pine Tree flag of New England" New England…
Battle of NorridgewockME1724New England victory25px Wabanaki Confederacy: Approx. 80; 14 wounded; New…
Battle of PequawketME1725British colonial victoryWabanaki Confederacy: Unknown; New England Colonies: 13…
Natchez revolt (Fort Rosalie massacre)MS1729~150 French killed; ~12 Natchez killed
Ambush of Josiah Winslow (1724)ME1724all but 3 killed
Attack on Fort Dummer (1724)VT17243-4 soldiers killed
Dunstable ambush (search party)MA17249 English killed, 2 escaped (1 wounded)
Northeast Coast campaign (1724)ME172423px; alt="The Pine Tree flag of New England" New England…
Lovewell's Fight (Battle of Lovewell's Pond)ME1725English 13 killed, 11 wounded; Paugus & many Pequawkets…
Raid on Fort GeorgeME172260 taken prisoner
Siege of Fort St. GeorgeME17225 killed, 7 captured; 20 natives killed

Plus 54 further documented engagements in the the 1720s record.

By conflict

Dummer's War
Father Rale's War, 1722-1725: the Wabanaki conflict along the Maine and New Hampshire frontier, Norridgewock, Pequawket, and Grey Lock's raids into the Connecticut Valley.
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Natchez War
The 1729 Natchez revolt against French Louisiana and the campaigns that followed, from Fort Rosalie to Sicily Island.
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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).