That is another reason Metacom’s coalition was so difficult to maintain.

The English did not have to defeat every Native community militarily if they could persuade some communities to surrender, switch alliances, provide intelligence, or accept colonial authority.

By 1676, those strategies were working.

PART SIXTEEN — THE MOMENT THE WAR TURNED

The turning point was not a single battle.

It was a gradual collapse of Native resistance caused by hunger, casualties, displacement, defections, and the inability to replace losses.

English authorities also became more effective at exploiting divisions among Native communities.