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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 Battle of Turner’s Falls, also known as the Peskeompscut massacre, was fought on May 19, 1676, during King Philip’s War, in present-day Gill, Massachusetts near a falls on the Connecticut River. The site is across the river from the village of Turners Falls.
Captain William Turner and 150 militia volunteers attacked a fishing Indian camp at present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts. At least 100 women and children were murdered in the attack.
28 Οκτ 2024 · Avoiding the armed camps of the Native coalition, Turner fell on the non-combatant camp at Peskeompskut, killing as many women, children, and elderly as they could in the dawn raid of May 19.
On May 19, 1676, English settlers attacked and killed roughly 200 multi-tribal Native Americans gathered near modern-day Turners Falls -- mostly women, children and elderly.
The Battle of Turner's Falls or Battle of Grand Falls; also known as the Peskeompscut-Wissantinnewag Massacre, was an act of genocide 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 Battle of Turner’s Falls (May 19, 1676) was the most decisive battle of King Philip’s War. It was the beginning of a process that resulted in the dissolution of the Native Coalition and ultimately the piecemeal defeat of all the tribes in the coalition.
