Dummer's War

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Dummer's War was an early 18th-century conflict in New England between British colonial forces and the Wabanaki Confederacy allied with New France, fought largely over territorial expansion and control of the Maine and Acadia regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo–French conflict
Native American conflict
war
belligerent Abenaki
British colonial forces
Maliseet
Mi'kmaq
linked to: Mi’kmaq

New France
Penobscot
Province of Massachusetts Bay
Province of New Hampshire
Wabanaki Confederacy
conflictIn 18th century
conflictType frontier warfare
effect affirmation of British control over Nova Scotia
further displacement of Wabanaki peoples
strengthening of British claims in Maine
endTime 1725
followedBy King George's War
hasAlias Father Rale's War
Fourth Indian War
Lovewell's War
Three Years War
hasCause British colonial territorial expansion
competition over fisheries and fur trade
conflicting land claims between New England and New France
disputes over control of Acadia
disputes over control of Maine
encroachment on Wabanaki lands
hasCommander Father Sébastien Rale
linked to: Sébastien Rale

John Lovewell
William Dummer
location Acadia
Maine
New Brunswick
New England
Nova Scotia
namedAfter William Dummer
notableEvent Battle of Norridgewock
Lovewell's Fight at Pequawket
death of Father Rale at Norridgewock
opposedIdeology British Protestant expansionism
French Catholic missionary influence
outcome British colonial victory
partOf Anglo–French wars in North America
colonial wars in North America
precededBy Queen Anne's War
primaryTheater northern New England frontier
result Treaty of 1725
Treaty of Boston
startTime 1722
supportedBy French missionaries

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Father Rale's War hasAlternativeName Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War
linked to: Dummer's War
Father Rale's War hasAlternativeName Wabanaki-New England War of 1722–1725
linked to: Dummer's War
English–Native American wars in New England hasPart Mi'kmaq–New England War
linked to: Dummer's War
English–Native American wars in New England hasPart First Abenaki War
linked to: Dummer's War
English–Native American wars in New England hasPart Second Abenaki War
linked to: Dummer's War
Abenaki warriors participatedIn Dummer's War
New England–New France borderlands significantEvent Dummer’s War
linked to: Dummer's War
Battle of Norridgewock partOf Dummer's War
Battle of Norridgewock partOf Anglo-Wabanaki conflicts
linked to: Dummer's War
Treaty of Boston (1725) follows Dummer's War
Treaty of Boston (1725) follows Fourth Anglo-Abenaki War
linked to: Dummer's War
John Lovewell conflict Dummer's War
John Lovewell associatedWith Abenaki Wars
linked to: Dummer's War