The Great Swamp Fight was a crucial battle during King Phillip's War, a devastating war fought in 17th century New England in the United States. The Great Swamp Fight occurred near Kingston, Rhode Island in 1675 in retaliation for attacks on colonists, and resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Wampanoag and Narragansett tribe family members at the hands of milita soldiers from Massachusettts and Connecticut. King Phillip's War was one of the deadliest war per capita of any war in American history. The Great Swamp Fight was a final critical blow to the local Native Americans from which they never fully recovered, and ever since Narragansett tribe members have referred to it as the "Great Swamp Massacre." The battle site is located in a swamp near the University of Rhode Island campus. King Philips War was a general Indian uprising in 1675-1676 to resist continued expansion of the English colonies in New England. ... This article is about the region in the United States of America. ... Kingston is a small town in the state of Rhode Island in the United States. ... The Wampanoag (Wôpanâak in the Wampanoag language) are a Native American people. ... The University of Rhode Island, commonly abbreviated as URI, is the principal public research university in the State of Rhode Island, with its main campus in Kingston, Rhode Island, and three other campuses located throughout the state. ...
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