Read an article on Metacom's War in MIL HERITAGE on the wkend, which stated that Metacom wished to, after 1675, both secure French arms & get the Mohawks on side in his continuing war against the NE colonists. He attempted to facilitate the latter by arranging the ambush & murder of a small party of Mohawks then blaming it on the English, however some of the intended victims got away & informed the Mohawk chiefs, after which they never trusted the NE Algonquians & were eventually persuaded by Gov Andros to launch fullscale war on Metacom's hostile Indians, which was a decisive turning point for English victory. Without the Mohawks on side, French support from canada also failed to materialise.
Now, WI Metacom's plan to subvert the Mohawks for his own ends was successful ? how much worse for the NE colonists would the war have been had they also been attacked by hostile Mohawks as well as Metacom's Indians ? How bout French support too ?
Now, WI Metacom's plan to subvert the Mohawks for his own ends was successful ? how much worse for the NE colonists would the war have been had they also been attacked by hostile Mohawks as well as Metacom's Indians ? How bout French support too ?