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Events on Thursday 20 June 1675 1
1675King Philip's War BeginsWampanoag-led uprising erupts in New EnglandMetacomet (King Philip), sachem of the Wampanoag, led an alliance of Native American tribes against English colonists in New England. The conflict began with raids on Swansea, Plymouth Colony, in June 1675 and quickly spread across the region. It became one of the deadliest wars per capita in American history before ending in 1678.