- Wars of the indigenous peoples of North America
Wars of the indigenous peoples of North America refers to conflicts between the
indigenous peoples of North America and the Russian, Spanish, French andBritish Empire s andMexico , including wars on what is nowUnited States territory fought by these powers or their populations . Wars between the United States and indigenous people are covered in theIndian Wars article. Wars other than those referred to in the US as the Indian Wars include:
*Pequot War (1637-1638) — British colonists in nowadaysMassachusetts allied with some Indian tribes, against thePequot tribe
*Kieft's War (1643-1645) — between Dutch settlers inNew Netherland (nowaday’s statesNew York ,New Jersey , and surroundings) andWappani Indians
*French and Iroquois Wars (mid-17th century) — in easternNorth America between Indian nations of theIroquois Confederation, supported by the Dutch colonists ofNew Netherland , and the largelyAlgonquian -speaking tribes of the Great Lakes region, allied with French colonists
*King Philip's War (1675-1676) — in present-day southernNew England
*Tuscarora War (1711-1715) — War inNorth Carolina between Tuscarora and British colonists and British-allied tribes
*Yamasee War (1715-1717) — War between European colonists inSouth Carolina and numerous Indian tribes
*Chickasaw Wars (1720-1760) — Unsuccessful campaign by French andChoctaw against theChickasaw
* Natchez War (1729-1731) — War between the Natchez and the French of Louisiana
*Pontiac's Rebellion (1763-64) — War of numerous joint Indian tribes in the Great Lakes region against British forts and settlements
*Battle of Point Pleasant (1774) — British colonyVirginia against Indians ofShawnee andMingo , fought in nowadaysWest Virginia .
*Battle of Sitka (1804) — Russian America
*Black Hawk War (1832) — War named for Black Hawk, the leader of the Sauk and Fox Indians of Illinois, and fought against the United States Army, and Illinois and Michigan militia.
* Battle of Port Gamble,Puget Sound ,Washington Territory , between "USS Massachusetts" andHaida andTlingit raiders from British and Russian territories.
* Conflicts along theOkanagan Trail in 1858 in British Columbia were related to theYakima War inWashington Territory
*Fraser Canyon War (1858) –British Columbia (U.S. irregulars on British territory)
*Lamalcha War (1863) — British Columbia (Royal Navy vsLamalcha people
*Chilcotin War (1864) — British Columbia (British troops and gold-miner posses vs. one group ofTsilhqot'in )
*Fisherville War (1860s) — British Columbia
*Tobacco Plains War (1860s) — British Columbia
*Rossland War (1860s) — British Columbia
*Red River Rebellion (1869) —Nord-Ouest /Rupert's Land
*Wild Horse Creek War (1880s) — British Columbia (seeFort Steele )
*North-West Rebellion (1885) — Saskatchewan Territory
* Poundmaker's War (1885) — Saskatchewan Territory
**Battle of Cut Knife
* Wars waged with Spanish or Mexican governments can be found on their history pages
* Links to wars between Indigenous Peoples of North America can be found on their specific cultural pages
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