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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Bloody Brook canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Battle of Bloody Brook Context triple: [King Philip's War, notableBattle, Battle of Bloody Brook]
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Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
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Battle of Langport
The Battle of Langport was a decisive 1645 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under the New Model Army defeated Royalist troops, helping to secure Parliament’s military dominance.
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Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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E.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bloody Brook Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Edgehill
The Battle of Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War, fought in 1642 between Royalist and Parliamentarian forces and resulting in an indecisive outcome.
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B.
Battle of Langport
The Battle of Langport was a decisive 1645 engagement in the First English Civil War in which Parliamentarian forces under the New Model Army defeated Royalist troops, helping to secure Parliament’s military dominance.
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C.
Battle of Chelsea Creek
The Battle of Chelsea Creek was an early American Revolutionary War engagement near Boston in May 1775, notable for a colonial victory that destroyed the British schooner Diana and helped secure vital livestock and supplies for the Continental forces.
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D.
Battle of Tweebosch
The Battle of Tweebosch was a significant engagement of the Second Boer War in 1902, where Boer forces under Koos de la Rey decisively defeated a British column in the Western Transvaal.
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E.
Battle of Minden
The Battle of Minden was a 1759 engagement in the Seven Years' War in which an Anglo-German allied army defeated French forces in Westphalia, significantly checking French influence in Western Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
event in King Philip's War ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Lathrop's Fight ⓘ |
| associatedFigure |
Philip (King Philip)
ⓘ
surface form:
King Philip
Metacom ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Native American coalition
ⓘ
New England colonial militias ⓘ
surface form:
New England colonial militia
Pocumtuck and allied Native forces ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
heavy colonial casualties
ⓘ
light Native American casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
English attempts to secure grain supplies during King Philip's War
ⓘ
Native resistance to English expansion in New England ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInWar | early phase of King Philip's War ⓘ |
| combatantType |
Native American warriors
ⓘ
colonial militia ⓘ |
| commander |
Captain Thomas Lathrop
ⓘ
Native leaders allied with Metacom (King Philip) ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | local historical markers in Deerfield and South Deerfield ⓘ |
| conflict | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| convoyCargo | harvested grain ⓘ |
| country | Colonial America ⓘ |
| date | 1675-09-18 ⓘ |
| description | ambush of a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| impact |
increased fear in New England frontier settlements
ⓘ
strengthened Native control in the Connecticut River Valley temporarily ⓘ |
| involves |
Pocumtuck homeland
ⓘ
surface form:
Pocumtuck territory
|
| location |
Pocumtuck Valley
ⓘ
near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memorial | Bloody Brook monument in South Deerfield, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bloody Brook ⓘ |
| near |
Connecticut River
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
| partOf | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
Deerfield, Massachusetts
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surface form:
South Deerfield, Massachusetts
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| primaryWeaponry |
muskets
ⓘ
small arms ⓘ traditional Native weapons ⓘ |
| region | New England ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
King Philip's War
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surface form:
Wampanoag–English conflicts in New England
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| relatedEvent |
Siege of Brookfield
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surface form:
Siege of Deerfield (1675)
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| result | Native American victory ⓘ |
| tactic | ambush ⓘ |
| target | colonial grain convoy ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| year | 1675 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bloody Brook Description of subject: 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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