French and indian war

The Indian War

  • Powhatan Indians kill 347 English settlers throughout the Virginia colony during the first Powhatan War.

    Powhatan Indians kill 347 English settlers throughout the Virginia colony during the first Powhatan War.
  • During the Pequot War, English colonists, with Mohegan and Narragansett allies, attack a large Pequot village on the Mystic River in what is now Connecticut, killing around 500 villagers

    During the Pequot War, English colonists, with Mohegan and Narragansett allies, attack a large Pequot village on the Mystic River in what is now Connecticut, killing around 500 villagers
  • A force comprised of Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot and Pocumtuck Indians, led by a small contingent of French-Canadian militia, sack the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing 56 civilians and taking dozens more as captives

    A force comprised of Abenaki, Kanienkehaka, Wyandot and Pocumtuck Indians, led by a small contingent of French-Canadian militia, sack the town of Deerfield, Massachusetts, killing 56 civilians and taking dozens more as captives
  • Following the fall of Fort William Henry, between 70 and 180 British and colonial prisoners are killed by Indian allies of the French

    Following the fall of Fort William Henry, between 70 and 180 British and colonial prisoners are killed by Indian allies of the French
  • Seneca double ambush of a British supply train and soldiers

    Seneca double ambush of a British supply train and soldiers
  • Pennsylvania settlers kill 20 peaceful Susquehannock in response to Pontiac's Rebellion.

    Pennsylvania settlers kill 20 peaceful Susquehannock in response to Pontiac's Rebellion.
  • Four Delaware Indians killed a schoolmaster, 10 pupils and a pregnant woman. Amazingly two pupils who were scalped survived.

    Four Delaware Indians killed a schoolmaster, 10 pupils and a pregnant woman. Amazingly two pupils who were scalped survived.
  • Following a battle with rebel defenders of Forty Fort, Iroquois allies of the Loyalist forces hunt and kill those who flee, then torture to death those who surrendered.

    Following a battle with rebel defenders of Forty Fort, Iroquois allies of the Loyalist forces hunt and kill those who flee, then torture to death those who surrendered.
  • A battle of the American Revolution War that rebel propaganda portrayed as a massacre.

    A battle of the American Revolution War that rebel propaganda portrayed as a massacre.
  • An attack by British and Seneca Indian forces on a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolution War. The town was destroyed and and 16 defenders were killed.

    An attack by British and Seneca Indian forces on a fort and village in eastern New York during the American Revolution War. The town was destroyed and and 16 defenders were killed.
  • The Fort Laramie Treaty is signed between the US and several Indian tribes of the plains. It was designed to give land to the tribes and create peace between the Indians and the white settlers. It is a failure because neither side had the power to uphold

    The Fort Laramie Treaty is signed between the US and several Indian tribes of the plains. It was designed to give land to the tribes and create peace between the Indians and the white settlers. It is a failure because neither side had the power to uphold