Much of the fighting involved ambushes, raids, scouting, tracking, destruction of supplies, and attacks on isolated settlements.

Information was therefore extraordinarily valuable.

Knowing where an enemy was camped could be more important than having a larger army.

Knowing which Native leader was willing to negotiate could save a town.

Knowing where food had been stored could determine whether a community survived the winter.

English forces increasingly depended on Native scouts and informants.

Native communities also relied on networks of messengers and local knowledge.

The war was therefore fought through relationships as much as weapons.