Battle of Bloody Brook
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The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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event in King Philip's War → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lathrop's Fight
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| associatedFigure |
King Philip
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Metacom → |
| belligerent |
Native American coalition
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New England colonial militia → Pocumtuck and allied Native forces → |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy colonial casualties
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light Native American casualties → |
| cause |
English attempts to secure grain supplies during King Philip's War
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Native resistance to English expansion in New England → |
| chronologicalOrderInWar |
early phase of King Philip's War
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| combatantType |
Native American warriors
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colonial militia → |
| commander |
Captain Thomas Lathrop
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Native leaders allied with Metacom (King Philip) → |
| commemoratedOn |
local historical markers in Deerfield and South Deerfield
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| conflict |
King Philip's War
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| convoyCargo |
harvested grain
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| country |
Colonial America
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| date |
1675-09-18
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| description |
ambush of a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy
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| historicalPeriod |
17th century
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| impact |
increased fear in New England frontier settlements
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strengthened Native control in the Connecticut River Valley temporarily → |
| involves |
Pocumtuck territory
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| location |
Pocumtuck Valley
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near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts → |
| memorial |
Bloody Brook monument in South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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| namedAfter |
Bloody Brook
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|
| near |
Connecticut River
NERFINISHED
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Deerfield, Massachusetts → |
| notableOutcome |
decimation of Captain Lathrop's company
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loss of many colonial soldiers from the Connecticut River towns → |
| opponent |
English colonists
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| partOf |
King Philip's War
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|
| presentDayLocation |
South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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|
| primaryWeaponry |
muskets
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small arms → traditional Native weapons → |
| region |
New England
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|
| relatedConflict |
Wampanoag–English conflicts in New England
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| relatedEvent |
Siege of Deerfield (1675)
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| result |
Native American victory
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| tactic |
ambush
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| target |
colonial grain convoy
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| typeOfEngagement |
land battle
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| year |
1675
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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King Philip's War
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notableBattle |