 |  | Posted August 25th, 2012 at 06:02 AM by Baltis Updated September 13th, 2012 at 09:42 AM by Baltis
January 6, 1676 - Massachusetts was rebuffed by Connecticut in its attempt to raise another 1,000 men for the army. Connecticut's contingent took most of the loss at Great Swamp and had no interest in sending in another round. Recruiting had become difficult. January 12 - Various attempts at negotiation after the Great Swamp Fight ceased with no settlement. January 14 - Joshua Tefft captured near Providence while in the company of some enemy Indians. He admitted to being...
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 | | Posted August 20th, 2012 at 11:34 AM by Baltis Updated September 13th, 2012 at 09:42 AM by Baltis
War Comes: January 29, 1675 – John Sassamon’s is killed and body dumped in Assawompsett Pond a few miles south of Middleborough. John was a Christian Indian killed by three Wampanoags (including Tobias who was one of Philip’s counselor). A few days earlier Sassamon tried to warn the Plymouth Colony of a general conspiracy among the tribes led by the Wampanoags. June 1, 1675 – Tobias, Wampapaquan, and Mattashunnamo (defendants) are tried for murder of John Sassamon. When...
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| | Posted August 20th, 2012 at 11:14 AM by Baltis Updated September 13th, 2012 at 09:44 AM by Baltis
Beginning: Philip becomes head Sachem of the Wampanoag at Alexander's death in 1662.  Murder of Sassamon In January of 1675, John Sassamon came to Plymouth with warning of an imminent uprising from King Philip and the Wampanoags. Rumors of such an uprising surfaced every two or three years for the past decade and were likely taken with the proverbial 'grain of salt'. Unfortunately,...
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| | Posted August 9th, 2012 at 02:15 PM by Baltis
Underlying the events leading up to King Philip's War
I've been reading and discussing King Philip's war recently. In particular I reviewed Edward Leach's Flintlock and Tomahawk in great detail. In addition to that book, Eric Schultz and Michael Tougias also deserve much credit for their work, King Philip's War, The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict. Instead of trying to footnote these blog entries, please simply understand that I did almost no independent...
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