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An "On this Day" accounting of King Philip's War focusing on education and engagement. Presented by the Bristol Historical & Preservation Society in partnership with the Sowams Heritage Area Project.

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"The best way to get an approximation [of the truth] is to read multiple accounts and piece them together.”

Between June 1675 and August 1676, the fourteen months of the conflict now colloquially known as King Philip’s War, an estimated 10% of English settlers and 50% or more of the Indigenous population of Southern New England were killed.

The Death of Metacom

August 12, 1676

Broken Peace in Maine

August 9-11, 1676

The Death of Totoson

August 7, 1676

The Death of Weetamoo

August 6, 1676

The Capture of Metacom’s Wife and Son

August 1, 1676

Death and Captivity at Bridgewater

July 31, 1676

When "Leniency" Relly Meant "Enslavement"

July 24-26, 1676

Indentured Indigenous Children

July 22, 1676

A Dispatch to Governor Edmund Andros

July 20, 1676

Benjamin Church's Raids

July 11-19, 1676

Jethro

July 6, 1676

Attack on Nipsachuck Swamp

Early July, 1676

Awashonks and the Sakonnet Surrender

June 30, 1676

The Execution of Tom Wuttasacomponom

June 26, 1676

A Declaration of Mercy

June 19, 1676

Attack at Hadley

June 12, 1676

Attacks at Lancaster

June 9, 1676

Retaliation for the Battle of Great Falls

May 20-30, 1676

The KPW350 Running Bibliography

For those interested in further reading and research