William Turner (colonial military officer)

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William Turner was a 17th-century English colonial military officer in New England, known for leading a deadly 1676 attack on a Native American encampment during King Philip’s War.

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instanceOf English colonial military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
activeInCentury 17th century ⓘ
allegiance Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
causeOfDeath killed in action ⓘ
commanded colonial militia force at the 1676 attack on the Native American encampment at Peskeompscut ⓘ
conflict King Philip’s War ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War

Metacom’s Rebellion ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1676 ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
hasLegacy Turners Falls, Massachusetts, named in his memory ⓘ
killedIn King Philip’s War ⓘ
linked to: King Philip's War

retreat from the 1676 attack at Peskeompscut ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
militaryBranch colonial militia of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ
notableEvent Turner’s Falls massacre ⓘ
notableFor leading a 1676 attack on a Native American encampment during King Philip’s War ⓘ
operatedIn Massachusetts Bay Colony ⓘ
New England ⓘ
perpetrated mass killing of Native American men, women, and children at Peskeompscut ⓘ
placeOfDeath near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts ⓘ
religion Puritanism ⓘ
roleInEvent leader of surprise pre-dawn attack on Native American encampment at Peskeompscut in May 1676 ⓘ

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Turners Falls, Massachusetts → namedAfter → William Turner (colonial military officer) ⓘ
William Turner → sharesNameWith → William Turner (soldier) ⓘ
linked to: William Turner (colonial military officer)