King William's War

King William's War
	Part of the Nine Years' War
	; Count Frontenac, governor of New France, refused English demands to surrender prior to the Battle of Quebec.
Date	1688–1697
Location	North America
Result	Treaty of Ryswick; Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
France New France; Wabanaki Confederacy	England English America; Massachusetts Bay Colony; Haudenosaunee
Commanders and leaders
Count Frontenac; Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville; Claude-Sébastien de Villieu; Joseph-François Hertel de la Fresnière; Father Louis-Pierre Thury; Father Sébastien Rale; Father Jean Baudoin; Chief Madockawando;	Sir William Phips; Benjamin Church; Pieter Schuyler;

King William's War (1688–1697, also known as the Second Indian War,^{[lower-alpha 1]} Father Baudoin's War,^[3] Castin's War,^[4] or the First Intercolonial War in French^[5]) was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–97), also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg. It was the first of six colonial wars (see the four French and Indian Wars, Father Rale's War and Father Le Loutre's War) fought between New France and New England along with their respective Native allies before France ceded its remaining mainland territories in North America east of the Mississippi River in 1763.

For King William's War, neither England nor France thought of weakening their position in Europe to support the war effort in North America.^[6] New France and the Wabanaki Confederacy were able to thwart New England expansion into Acadia, whose border New France defined as the Kennebec River in southern Maine.^[7]^:27^[8]^[9] According to the terms of the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick that ended the Nine Years' War, the boundaries and outposts of New France, New England, and New York remained substantially unchanged.

The war was largely caused by the fact that the treaties and agreements that were reached at the end of King Philip's War (1675–1678) were not adhered to.^[10] In addition, the English were alarmed that the Indians were receiving French or maybe Dutch aid. The Indians preyed on the English and their fears, by making it look as though they were with the French. The French were played as well, as they thought the Indians were working with the English. These occurrences, in addition to the fact that the English perceived the Indians as their subjects, despite the Indians' unwillingness to submit, eventually led to two conflicts, one of which was King William's War.^[10]

Actions in North America[]

King William's War (1688–97, also known as the Second Indian War, Father Baudoin's War, Castin's War, or the First Intercolonial War in French and named for King William of England) was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–97, also known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg). It was the first of six colonial wars (see the four French and Indian Wars, Father Rale's War and Father Le Loutre's War) fought between New France and New England along with their respective Native allies before France ceded its remaining mainland territories in North America east of the Mississippi River in 1763.

Pirate Raids[]

French privateers harass colonial shipping along the New England coast.

Thomas Paine - famous pirate turned distinquished civilian, in the summer of 1690 leads two ships from Newport, Rhode Island against 3 French privateers that were raiding homes in Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard, Fisher's Island and Block Island. Paine engaged them in battle off the coast of New London, Connecticut and drove them back to France.

Indian Raids[]

Hanna Emerson (1657-1738) - taken captive by indians during the Raid on Haverhill (1697), in which 27 colonists were killed.

Siege of Port Royal 1689[]

Simon Wainwright (1660-1708) - leader of expedition.

Battle of Wheelwright Pond 1690[]

Settled in 1657, Lee was originally part of the extensive early Dover township. It includes Wheelwright Pond, named for the Reverend John Wheelwright, the founder of Exeter.

Wheelwright Pond was the site of a noted early battle during King William's War. Indians, incited by the government of New France, attacked Exeter on July 4, 1690. They were pursued by two infantry companies raised for the purpose, who overtook them at Wheelwright Pond on July 6, 1690. Fierce fighting on that day would leave 3 officers and 15 soldiers dead, together with a large number of Indians. Among the dead were Captain Noah Wiswall, Lieutenant Gershom Flagg, and Ensign Edward Walker of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Two of Captain Wiswall's sons were among the soldiers killed.

Wikipedia: Lee, New Hampshire

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