I was notified on Saturday, May 1, 1999 that the Encyclopedia I use appears to be incorrect once again.
sue_sanchez (st-roch@geocities.com) has a more accurate description.
This page states "Deerfield, Massachusetts, was set aflame by attacking Indians." Every schoolchild knows that the Deerfield Massacre was in 1704, about 25 years AFTER the King Phillips War.
---------------------------------------------King Philip's War began with a massacre of colonists at Swansee, Plymouth, by a band of Indians. The war was started by King Philip after three of his eople were executed by the English for murdering an Indian in English employ.
Brookfield, Massachusetts was attacked and destroyed by Indians. They were later forced to retreat under an assault led by Major Simon Willard.
Deerfield, Massachusetts, was set aflame by attacking Indians.
Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by Indians led by King Phillip. The settlement was destroyed by fire after all the men were killed and the women and children taken prisoners.
King Philip's War (1675-1676) was ended when the Wampanoag leader was surprised and shot by an Indian in the service of Capt. Benjamin Church. The conflict had grown to include the Wampanoag, Nipmuck, Narragansett, Mohegan, and Podunk tribes and ended with their virtual destruction, opening southern New England to unimpeded colonial expansion.
Carruth, Gorton. "The Encyclopedia of American Facts and Dates". 10th Ed. New York: Harper Collins Publishers. ©1997.