The Battle of Turner's Falls

• Name	Battle of Turner's Falls
  Began	18 May 1676
  Type	Battle
  Event	19 May 1676	Peskeompscut   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
  	This largely untrained and inexperienced militia force engaged in an initial massacre and looting
  	during King Philip's War Soldiers Involved: Tryall Newbury Thomas Wells Robert Jones Sr. Ephraim Roper John Lyman John Hitchcock Joseph Fowler Eleazer Hawkes John Hawkes Samuel Colby Samuel Field Sgt. John Dickinson Samuel Belding Samuel Boltwood Japhet Chapin John Chase Joseph Crowfoot John Hadlocke Philip Mattoon
  	This militia killed between 100 and 200 people.
  Alternate Name	Falls Fight
  	19 May 1676	Peskeompscut
  	John Hadlocke died Sgt. John Dickinson died Joseph Fowler died
  Ended	19 May 1676
  Person ID	I45351	Duane's Ancestors
  Last Modified	28 Apr 2020

  
  

  Parent	King Philip's War,   b. 20 Jun 1675, Swansea, Plymouth, British America d. 12 Apr 1678, Casco Bay, York, New York, British America (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F18017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Event - This largely untrained and inexperienced militia force engaged in an initial massacre and looting, during King Philip's War Soldiers Involved: Tryall Newbury Thomas Wells Robert Jones Sr. Ephraim Roper John Lyman John Hitchcock Joseph Fowler Eleazer Hawkes John Hawkes Samuel Colby Samuel Field Sgt. John Dickinson Samuel Belding Samuel Boltwood Japhet Chapin John Chase Joseph Crowfoot John Hadlocke Philip Mattoon - 19 May 1676 - Peskeompscut - John Hadlocke died Sgt. John Dickinson died Joseph Fowler died - 19 May 1676 - Peskeompscut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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