Wars and Battles
King William's War
1689-1697
King William’s War was the first in a series of colonial conflicts between France and England for supremacy in North America. The major goal, other than prestige, was the control of the fur trade. All of these struggles had European counterparts that were often of greater significance than the American events. “King William” refers to William III of England, the new monarch imported from the Netherlands at the time of the Glorious Revolution in 1688-89. The new king allied himself with the League of Augsburg (certain German states, Spain and Sweden) to oppose the French expansion. The Austrians and the Dutch also joined the fray against Louis XIV in the European phase of the conflict. In North America, hostilities began when Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac led attacks against English frontier outposts. The most telling blow was delivered against Schenectady in February 1690, prompting a counterattack against Port Royal in May—the only success the English colonists experienced in the conflict. Later French and Indian raids were made against Falmouth (later Portland, Maine) in July 1690; Durham, New Hampshire in June 1694; and Haverhill, Massachusetts in March 1697. Peace was temporarily established in the Treaty of Ryswick in 1697. North American territorial gains were returned to the original holders, establishing a status quo ante bellum. Fighting was renewed in the New World in Queen Anne's War in 1702.
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King William's War 1689-1698
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