Table of Contents
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Foreword xvi
Introduction 1
Part I A Brief History of King Philip's War
Chapter 1 New England before the War 11
Map of Major Tribes of New England at the Time of King Philip's War 13
The Quest for Land 17
Events Leading to King Philip's War 22
Who Was King Philip? 31
Chapter 2 The Outbreak of War in Southeastern New England 37
Map of Outbreak of War and Metacom's Escape from Mount Hope 38
The War Spreads to the Connecticut River Valley and Maine 46
War with the Narrangansett 52
Winter 1676: The Algonquian Victories 54
Chapter 3 Spring 1676: The Tide Turns 59
The Closing Campaign in Southeastern Massachusetts 64
Close of the Eastern War 70
Some Notes on the War's Aftermath 73
Map of Major Battles of King Philip's War 82
Part II The Sites
Chapter 4 King Philip's War in Southeastern Massachusetts 85
Alexander's Capture, Halifax, Massachusetts 85
The Winslow Home, Marshfield, Massachusetts 87
Treaty at Taunton, Massachusetts 88
The Death of John Sassamon, Lakeville, Massachusetts 96
Attack on Swansea, Massachusetts 98
Boston, Massachusetts, during King Philip's War 104
Woodcock's Garrison, North Attleboro, Massachusetts 109
Attack on Middleboro, Massachusetts 111
Attack on Old Dartmouth, Massachusetts 115
The Pocasset Swamp Fight, Tiverton, Rhode Island, and Fall River, Massachusetts 120
Raid on Clark's Garrison, Plymouth, Massachusetts 124
Attack on Bridgewarer, Massachusetts 126
Weetamoe's Drowning, Swansea, Massachusetts 129
Anawan's Capture, Rehoboth, Massachusetts 131
Chapter 5 King Philip's War in Central and Western Massachusetts 143
Nipmuc Camps: Wachusett, Menameset, Quabang Old Fort, Wekabang 143
Attack on Mendon, Massachusetts 146
Wheeler's Surprise, New Braintree, Massachusetts 147
Map of Wheeler's Surprise and the Brookfield Siege 148
Siege of Brookfield, West Brookfield, Massachusetts 155
Battle of South Deerfield, Whately, Massachusetts 161
Beers' Ambush, Northfield, Massachusetts 163
Map of Beers' Ambush 164
Bloody Brook, South Deerfield, Massachusetts 169
Map of the Battle of Bloody Brook 171
Attack on Springfield, Massachusetts 176
Attack on Hatfield, Massachusetts 180
Mohawk Ambush of Philip, Schaghticoke, New York 183
Raid on Eames Garrison, Framingham, Massachusetts 185
Attack on Lancaster, Massachusetts 185
Map of the Attack on Lancaster 186
Attack on Medfield, Massachusetts 194
Attack on Groton, Massachusetts 200
Attack on Northampton, Massachusetts 203
Attack on Marlboro, Massachusetts 206
The Sudbury Fight, Sudbury, Massachusetts 210
Map of the Sudbury Fight 212
Battle of Turner's Falls, Montague, Massachusetts 220
Map of the Battle of Turner's Falls 221
The Attack on Hadley, Massachusetts, and the "Angel of God" 226
The Talcott Massacre, Great Barrington, Massachusetts 232
Chapter 6 King Philip's War in Rhode Island and Connecticut 235
Pokanoket Homeland, Warren and Bristol, Rhode Island 235
The Battle of Almy's Pease Field, Tiverton, Rhode Island 238
Nipsachuck Swamp Fight, Smithfield, Rhode Island 241
The Great Swamp Fight, South Kingstown, Rhode Island 244
Map of the Great Swamp Fight 245
Destruction of Simsbury, Connecticut 274
Pierce's Fight, Central Falls, Rhode Island 276
Map of Pierce's Fight 278
Attack on Providence, Rhode Island 282
Attack on Old Rehoboth, East Providence, Rhode Island 284
Canonchet's Capture, Cumberland, Rhode Island 286
Philip's Death, Bristol, Rhode Island 287
Benjamin Church's Little Compton, Rhode Island 296
Chapter 7 King Philip's War in Maine and New Hampshire 303
Abenaki Assaults in Maine 303
Attack on Clarke and Lake Trading Post, Arrowsic, Maine 309
Destruction of Indian Fort, Ossipee, New Hampshire 312
Events at Black Point, Scarborough, Maine 313
Part III The Diaries and Eyewitness Accounts
Chapter 8 The Diary of Captain Benjamin Church 319
Chapter 9 Excerpts from the Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson 341
Map of Mary Rowlandson's Westward Removes 343
Chapter 10 Captain Thomas Wheeler's Narrative 355
Notes 361
Bibliography 394
Index 407
