Turner's Falls massacre
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The Turner's Falls massacre was a brutal 1676 attack by English colonial militia on a Native American encampment during King Philip's War, resulting in the deaths of many Indigenous people, including women and children.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre → war crime → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Falls Fight
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Peskeompscut massacre → |
| belligerent |
English colonial militia
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Native American inhabitants of the encampment → |
| chronologicallyFollows |
earlier raids and battles of King Philip's War
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| chronologicallyPrecedes |
subsequent retaliatory Native attacks on colonial settlements
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| combatant |
militia from the Connecticut River Valley colonies
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| commander |
Captain William Turner
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| commemoratedBy |
historical markers near Turners Falls, Massachusetts
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| conflict |
King Philip's War
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| country |
Colonial America
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| date |
1676-05-19
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| describedAs |
brutal attack on a Native American encampment
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surprise dawn raid → |
| hasCause |
tensions between English colonists and Native peoples during King Philip's War
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| hasEffect |
deepened trauma among Indigenous communities
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further escalation of violence in King Philip's War → |
| hasPart |
attack on Native American encampment
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| location |
Connecticut River
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Pocumtuck homeland → near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts → |
| namedAfter |
Captain William Turner
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| notableFor |
killing of noncombatant Indigenous people
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role in turning public opinion during King Philip's War → |
| partOf |
King Philip's War
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colonial–Native American conflicts in New England → history of Massachusetts → history of Native American–United States relations → |
| perpetrator |
English colonial militia
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| pointInTime |
May 19, 1676
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| presentDayLocation |
Montague, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
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| result |
death of many Indigenous women and children
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heavy Native American casualties → temporary English colonial tactical success → |
| topicOf |
local historical commemorations and remembrances
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scholarly works on King Philip's War → |
| victim |
Native Americans
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Pocumtuck people → children → noncombatants → women → |
| year |
1676
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Attack on Deerfield
("Massacres in the Thirteen Colonies")
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category |
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King Philip's War
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notableBattle |