Peskeompscut massacre
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The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Peskeompscut massacre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peskeompscut massacre Context triple: [Turner's Falls massacre, alsoKnownAs, Peskeompscut massacre]
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A.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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B.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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C.
Malmedy massacre
The Malmedy massacre was a World War II war crime in which American prisoners of war were murdered by German SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
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D.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Peskeompscut massacre Target entity description: The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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A.
Ležáky massacre
The Ležáky massacre was a World War II Nazi reprisal in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, where the village of Ležáky was destroyed and its inhabitants were executed or deported following the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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B.
Simele massacre
The Simele massacre was a 1933 atrocity in the Kingdom of Iraq in which Iraqi forces killed thousands of Assyrian civilians, marking one of the first modern genocidal campaigns against the Assyrian people.
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C.
Malmedy massacre
The Malmedy massacre was a World War II war crime in which American prisoners of war were murdered by German SS troops during the Battle of the Bulge in December 1944.
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D.
Friday of Dignity massacre
The Friday of Dignity massacre was a pivotal 2011 attack on anti-government protesters in Sana'a that galvanized opposition to President Ali Abdullah Saleh and intensified the Yemeni Revolution.
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E.
Massacre of Vassy
The Massacre of Vassy was a 1562 attack by French Catholic troops on Huguenot worshippers that sparked open civil war and is widely seen as the event that ignited the French Wars of Religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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massacre ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| aftermath |
death of William Turner during retreat
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retaliatory Native attacks on English settlements ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Turners Falls massacre
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linked to:
Turner's Falls massacre
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| category |
History of Franklin County, Massachusetts
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Massacres in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ Massacres of Native Americans ⓘ |
| commander |
William Turner
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linked to:
Captain William Turner
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| conflict | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| country | Colonial America ⓘ |
| date | 1676-05-19 ⓘ |
| estimatedDeaths |
over 100 Native Americans
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possibly several hundred Native Americans ⓘ |
| hasPart |
pursuit and killing of fleeing Native people along the river
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surprise pre-dawn attack on Native encampment ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| location |
Connecticut River
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near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| memorials | commemorative markers near Turners Falls, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Peskeompscut (Native place name for the falls area)
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linked to:
Franklin Falls area
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| partOf | King Philip's War ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Connecticut militia
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English colonial forces ⓘ Massachusetts militia ⓘ
linked to:
Massachusetts Bay Colony militia
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Great Swamp Fight
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Lancaster raid (1676) ⓘ |
| result |
destruction of Native encampment
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large-scale killing of Native American noncombatants ⓘ |
| significance | one of the deadliest attacks on Native civilians in King Philip's War ⓘ |
| topicOf |
local historical commemorations in Turners Falls area
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scholarly studies of colonial–Native American relations ⓘ |
| victim |
Narragansett people
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Native American civilians ⓘ Nipmuc people ⓘ Wampanoag people ⓘ |
| year | 1676 ⓘ |
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Subject: Peskeompscut massacre Description of subject: The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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