Pequot War: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date	August 1636 - 1637
Location	Connecticut • Mystic • New England • United States • Wethersfield
Participants	Massachusetts Bay Colony • Mohegan • Narraganset • Pequot

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Pequot fort from News from America; Underhill, John

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