What Happened in 1675

Mary Rowlandson is Captured by Wampanoag Indians During Raid on Lancaster Village

At sunrise, on February 10, 1675, during King Philip's War, Lancaster came under attack by Narragansett, Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians.... Read more

Mary Rowlandson is Freed from Wampanoag Indians

At sunrise, on February 10, 1675, during King Philip's War, Lancaster came under attack by Narragansett, Wampanoag, and Nashaway/Nipmuc Indians.... Read more

Three Wampanoag Indians are Hanged for the Murder of John Sassamon

On the testimony of a Native American witness, Plymouth Colony arrested three Wampanoags, including one of Metacom's councilors. A jury among whom... Read more

A Band of Pokanoket Indians Attacks Homesteads in Plymouth Colony Settlement of Swansea

Beginning in June 1675, the Wampanoag, outfitted with rifles and armor, attacked a series of settlements and took the lives of dozens of colonial... Read more

Settlers Send Military Expedition to Destroy Wampanoag Town at Mount Hope in Retaliation for Swansea Attacks

On the testimony of a Native American witness, Plymouth Colony arrested three Wampanoags, including one of Metacom's councilors. A jury among whom... Read more

Native Americans Attack Settlements of Middleborough and Dartmouth

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

Native Americans Attack Mendon Settlement in Plymouth Colony

On July 14, 1675, early violence in King Philip's War took place in Mendon, with the deaths of multiple residents and the destruction of Albee's... Read more

Native Americans Attack Brookfield Settlement in Plymouth Colony

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

Native Americans Attack Lancaster in Plymouth Colony

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

Wampanoag Attack the Town of Hadley, Giving Rise to Angel of Hadley Legend

In 1676, at the height of King Philip's War, the war leader of the Wampanoag used a ruse to lure away the bulk of the colonial troops to the north.... Read more

New England Confederation Declares War on Native Americans Following Multiple Attacks on Settlements

The war quickly spread, and soon involved the Podunk and Nipmuck tribes. During the summer of 1675 the Native Americans attacked at Middleborough... Read more

The Battle of Bloody Brook

At the time of the Europeans' arrival, Deerfield was inhabited by the Pocumtuck nation, with a village by the same name. First settled by European... Read more

More than Half of the Town of Springfield is Destroyed by the Pocomtuc Tribe

Springfield remained a small working town when its security was threatened in 1675, during King Philip's War. The leader of the Wampanoag Indian... Read more

Native American Attack Severely Damages Town of Hatfield

Hatfield was founded in 1660 on land granted to General Daniel Dennison and Governor William Bradford. It was formally incorporated as a town in... Read more

Governor Josiah Winslow Leads Militia Against Narragansett Tribe

On November 2, Plymouth Colony governor Josiah Winslow led a combined force of colonial militia against the Narragansett tribe. The Narragansetts... Read more

Great Swamp Fight

Led by an Indian guide, on December 16, 1675 on a bitterly cold storm-filled day, the main Narragansett fort near modern South Kingstown, Rhode... Read more