Battle of Turner's Falls

Wann

19. Mai 1676

Art

Schlacht

Koordinaten

42.61° N, 72.55° W

Description

1676 battle of King Philip's War

Turners Fight

The Battle of Turner's Falls or Battle of Grand Falls; also known as the Peskeompscut-Wissantinnewag Massacre, was a battle and massacre occurring on May 19, 1676, in the context of King Philip's War in what is present-day Gill and Greenfield, across from Turners Falls on the Connecticut River. The incident marked a turning point in the war, and in the colonization of Algonquian lands by New England settlers.

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• King Philip's War20. Juni 1675 · Krieg