| Year |
History |
| 1633 |
The Pequot became
split over trade alliances, Sassacus favored the Dutch and Uncas favored
the English and Uncas and his followers fissioned from the Pequot and
became known as the Mohegan |
| 1634 |
Smallpox epidemic |
| 1635 |
English built a fort
at Saybrook near the mouth of the Connecticut River causing the Dutch to
withdraw from their post at Hartford |
| 1636 |
Englishman Thomas
Hooker settled at Hartford; Mohegan and Narragansett allied with the
English against the Pequot; Mohegan under Uncas and Narragansett under
Canonchet attacked and destroyed the Pequot fort at Mystic capturing 180
and killing and beheading sachem Sassacus, the remaining Pequot sachems
surrendered |
| 1638 |
Mohegan absorbed the
surviving Pequot and worked them like slaves |
| 1640 |
Narragansett, Tunxis,
and Pocomtuc formed an alliance against the Mohegan |
| 1644 |
The Narragansett
under Miontonimo attacked the Mohegan capital of Shetucket and were
ultimately withdrew after Miontonimo was captured, turned over to the
British and finally tomahawked and killed by Uncas brother; Mohegan
became the most powerful tribe in southern New England |
| 1658 |
Pocomtuc attacked
Mohegan villages |
| 1675 |
Supported the
English in King Philip's War; destroyed the Narragansett fort at
Kingston, Rhode Island (Great Swamp Fight) and captured and executed
Narragansett sachem Canonchet |
| 1688 |
Mohegan served as
English scouts during King William's War (1688-96) |
| 1701 |
Mohegan served as
English scouts during Queen Anne's War (1701-1713) |
| 1711 |
Missions established
for the tribe |
| 1723 |
Mohegan served as
English scouts during Grey Lock's War (1723-1727), only 42 warriors left |
| 1773 |
Occum preached to his
tribesmen and organized them into the Brother Towns (later called
Brotherton) and to be joined by other tribes |
| 1774 |
Surrendered last
remaining tribal lands |
| 1994 |
Became federally
recognized |
