Battle of Bloody Brook

Battle of Bloody Brook Part of King Philip's War 19th century depiction of the battle Date September 18, 1675 Location South Deerfield, Massachusetts 42°28′59″N 72°36′13″W / 42.4831°N 72.6037°W / 42.4831; -72.6037 Result Nipmuc victory Belligerents Nipmuc Massachusetts Bay Colony Commanders and leaders Muttawmp Thomas Lathrop † Strength "multitudes"[1] 79 Casualties and losses at least 40 militia killed at least 17 civilians killed

King Philip's War Southern New England: Brookfield Bloody Brook Springfield Great Swamp Fight Lancaster Nine Men's Misery Sudbury Peskeompskut Northern New England: 1st Northeast Coast 2nd Northeast Coast 3rd Northeast Coast Port La Tour

The Battle of Bloody Brook was fought on September 18, 1675 between English colonial militia from the Massachusetts Bay Colony and a band of Indians led by the Nipmuc sachem Muttawmp. The Indians ambushed colonists escorting a train of wagons carrying the harvest from Deerfield to Hadley during King Philip's War. They killed at least 40 militia men and 17 teamsters out of a company that included 79 militia.^[2]

References

• Schultz, Eric; Tougias, Michael (1999). King Philip's War. Woodstock, VT: The Countryman Press.