Pequot War

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Pequot, Pe kwot, War, a war between the white settlers of New England and the Indians, 1636-1637. Though it concerned all the colonies, Connecticut received the brunt of the trouble and thereby was almost annihilated. While Massachusetts and Plymouth were hesitating, John Mason of Windsor, Connecticut, a daring soldier who had seen service in Netherlands, with John Underbill of Massachusetts Bay, led an organized company of some 300 against the main stronghold of the enemy. An attack of May 20, 1637, practically exterminated the Pequots. The Pequots were of Algonquian stock.