King Philip’s War

"In 1620 when the English first settled in New England, relations between the Amerindians and the colonists were friendly. Massasoit, sachem of the Wampanoag tribe, brought food to sustain the newcomers through their first winter and helped them adjust to life in this strange, new world.

As more and more colonists flooded into New England, strains in the relationship began to appear. The English were convinced that the various tribes should be under colonial control. Unless the Amerindians were willing to surrender their independence, conflict was inevitable. Finally, in 1675, the battle was joined. Massasoit's son, Metacomet, called Philip by the English, led his tribe into a final struggle".
(Source: http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/philip.html)

Site of Bloody Brook Battle, 1675

Beers Plain where colonial troops were ambushed by King Philip's warriors

The captivity of Mary Rowlandson

Turners Falls Massacre, 1676