King Philip 's War ( Metacom 's War ) was a war between Native Americans and English colonists . It was fought between 1675 and 1676 in the area of the United States that is now New England . King Philip 's War , sometimes called Metacom 's War or Metacomet 's War , or Metacom 's Rebellion , was an armed conflict between Native American inhabitants of present-day southern New England and English colonists and their Native American allies in 1675 â `` 1676 .