The scope of King William’s War was immense. Known also as the Second Indian War, it lasted from 1688 to 1697. The War was fought between New France and New England along with their respective Native allies and was the first world war in that it was fought on two continents, Europe and North America. It was the first of six colonial wars ending with France ceding its remaining mainland territories in North America east of the Mississippi River in 1763. Author Edward Lodi described how Benjamin Church from Little Compton was recruited into the war led five expeditions against the French and Indians into northern New England and New France, for which Church became famous as the forefather of the Rangers. Lodi spoke at the Brownell Public Library in Little Compton, RI, on September 18, 2019 as part of the Library’s Author Talk series. Click here for a one-hour video of Lodi’s talk.