▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁sett lers ▁to ▁fight ▁back . ▁Chief ▁Tom ▁Bl unt ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁war . ▁ ▁The ▁southern ▁T us car ora ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁the ▁Pam lic o , ▁the ▁C othe ch ney , ▁the ▁Core e , ▁the ▁Matt am us ke et ▁and ▁the ▁Match ep ung oe ▁nations ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁sett lers ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁locations ▁within ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁period . ▁Their ▁principal ▁targets ▁were ▁against ▁the ▁plan ters ▁on ▁the ▁Ro ano ke , ▁Ne use ▁and ▁Tr ent ▁rivers , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Bath . ▁They ▁attacked ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 7 1 1 , ▁beginning ▁the ▁T us car ora ▁War . ▁The ▁al lied ▁Indian ▁tribes ▁killed ▁hundreds ▁of ▁sett lers , ▁including ▁several ▁key ▁political ▁figures ▁among ▁the ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁Governor ▁Edward ▁Hy de ▁called ▁out ▁the ▁North ▁Carolina ▁milit ia ▁and ▁secured ▁the ▁assistance ▁of ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁which ▁provided ▁ 6 0 0 ▁milit ia ▁and ▁ 3 6 0 ▁al lied ▁Native ▁Americans ▁commanded ▁by ▁Col . ▁John ▁Bar n well . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 2 , ▁this ▁force ▁attacked ▁the ▁southern ▁T us car ora ▁and ▁other ▁nations ▁in ▁Cra ven ▁County ▁at ▁Fort ▁Nar h ont es , ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁Ne use ▁River . ▁The ▁T us car ora ▁were ▁" de fe ated ▁with ▁great ▁sla ugh ter ; ▁more ▁than ▁three ▁hundred