Battle of Norridgewock

August 23, 1724 - Norridgewock, ME

In August 1724, a force of 208 soldiers (which split into 2 units under the commands of captains Johnson Harmon and Jeremiah Moulton l...

Fort Neoheroka Massacre

March 20, 1713 - Snow Hill, NC

The Moore Expedition and the Fall of Fort Neoheroka Polloc...

Lachine Massacre

August 05, 1689 - Montreal, QC

1,500 Mohawk warriors attacked the small settlement of Lachine, New France and killed more than 90 of the village's 375 French res...

The Peskeompscut Massacre

May 19, 1676 - Gill, MA

On the sleepy morning of May 19, 1676 in present-day Gill, Massachusetts, a band of English colonists under the command of Captain Wil...

Great Swamp Massacre

December 19, 1675 - South Kingstontown , RI

Back in th...

Slave Patrols and Police

January 01, 1670 - Columbia, SC

As an instrument of oppression and control, modern police departments are deeply...

Peach Tree War

September 15, 1655 - Wilmington, DE

T...

Bowling Green Massacre

February 25, 1643 - Manhattan, NY

Much is being made of the Bowling Green Massacre in Kentucky that never happened but was nonetheless highlighted by Presidential Couns...

The Pequot Massacre or Thanksgiving Massacre

May 26, 1637 - Mystic, CT

Pamunkey Peace Talks

May 12, 1623 - West Point, VA

The English poisoned the wine at a "peac...

Paspahegh Massacre1610

August 09, 1610 - Jamestown, VA

Acoma Massacre

January 22, 1599 - Pueblo of Acoma, NM

The battle began the following morning, January 22, 1599. For the first ...