Talk:Battle of Bloody Brook

Illustration

The illustration is incorrect. Image found at Library of Congress: Massacre of Conococheague (Pennsylvania--Conococheague Creek) - Illus. in: The romance and tragedy of pioneer life / Augustus Lynch Mason. Cincinnati ; Chicago [etc.] : Jones Brothers and Company, 1884, p. 163. https://www.loc.gov/item/2006683701/

JC Shepard (talk) 01:20, 11 January 2024 (UTC)

Cheers! Feel free to change it next time. SuperTah (talk) 12:27, 22 January 2024 (UTC)

Workshop

Here are some tidbits in need of sorting.

Where were Lathrop and his company heading to? One source references Deerfield civilians evacuating to Northampton, but then seems to treat military and civilians as one body. This can be excused, but then some sources disagree about whether Lathrop was heading to the Hadley garrison or to Hatfield. Both cities are right next to each other, with Hatfield being to the north, which makes this confusion make a bit more sense. This used to exist on a Uni Amherst website, but I haven't found it a proper source yet.

mill to the south near the Hadley garrison

I've seen unsourced references to Deerfield being attacked and burnt straight after the battle, working on finding a source.

I've seen this excerpt quite a few times online, but again without a source- that it's almost verbatim could mean that it comes straight from a book.

Captain Moseley and a troop of 60 soldiers who were in the area heard the sounds of the ambush and hurried to the scene. For approximately 6 hours, a battle was fought with neither side gaining the upper hand. Finally a troop of 100 Connecticut soldiers with a band of Mohegans arrived. Realizing they could not win now, the warriors disappeared into the forest. The surviving soldiers straggled back to Deerfield for the night.

Also in need of a citation are the motivations of the indigenous combatants.

SuperTah (talk) 02:45, 2 February 2023 (UTC)