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==Pequot War==
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About 1635, Uncas developed relationships with important figures in the Connecticut Colony. He was a trusted ally of Captain [[John Mason (c.1600-1672)|John Mason]], a partnership which lasted three and a half decades and several family generations beyond. Uncas sent word to [[Jonathan Brewster (colonist)|Jonathan Brewster]] that Sassacus was planning to attack the colonists on the [[Connecticut River]]. Brewster described Uncas as being "faithful" to the colonists.<ref>Oberg, p. 52</ref>
In 1637, during the [[Pequot War]], Uncas was allied with the [[New England Colonies|New England colonists]] and against the Pequots. He led his Mohegans in a joint attack with the colonists against the Pequots near Saybrook and against the [[Pequot Fort]] at [[Mystic River (Connecticut)|Mystic River]]. The Pequots were defeated and the Mohegans incorporated much of the remaining Pequot people and their land. In the 1638 [[Treaty of Hartford (1638)|Treaty of Hartford]], Uncas made the Mohegans a [[tributary]] of the Connecticut River Colony. The treaty dictated that Uncas could pursue his interests in the Pequot country only with the explicit approval of the Connecticut Colony. The Mohegans had become a regional power.
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