What the records say
- When
- 23 Feb 1643 – 30 Aug 1645
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 40.81° N, 74.02° W
- Description
- conflict between the colonial province of New Netherland and the Wappinger and Lenape Indians in what is now New York and New Jersey.
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kieft's War
Conflict in 1643-45 between Dutch colonists and Lenape Indians
Kieft's War (1643–1645), also known as the Wappinger War, was a conflict between the colonial province of New Netherland and the Wappinger and Lenape Indians in what is now New York and New Jersey. It is named for Director-General of New Netherland Willem Kieft, who had ordered an attack without the approval of his advisory council and against the wishes of the colonists.
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