The Mohawk / Mahican War begins

c 1624 – c 1628

Mohawks attack Mahicans to force open a corridor to a Dutch trading post at Fort Orange. The Mohawk have grown dependent on the trade goods they obtain there. They also wish to control access to trade at Fort Orange for surrounding Indians.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Orange_(New_Netherland)

https://muse.jhu.edu/journals/eth/summary/v051/51.4starna.html