King Philip 's War ( sometimes called Name_conferral the First Indian War , Metacom 's War , Metacomet 's War , Pometacomet 's Rebellion , or Metacom 's Rebellion ) was an armed Bearing_arms conflict in 1675–1678 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies .

King Philip 's War ( sometimes called Name_conferral the First Indian War , Metacom 's War , Metacomet 's War , Pometacomet 's Rebellion , or Metacom 's Rebellion ) was an armed Bearing_arms conflict in 1675–1678 between Indian inhabitants of New England and New England colonists and their Indian allies .

Metacom ( 1638–1676 ) was his younger son , and he became Becoming tribal chief in 1662 after Massasoit 's death Death .

Metacom , however , did not maintain Preserving his father 's alliance between the Wampanoags and the colonists .