Native Americans Attack Settlements of Middleborough and Dartmouth



King Philip's War of 1675-1676 is what followed in the aftermath. Massachusetts Bay Colony came quickly to the aid of Plymouth after they failed at a diplomatic solution with Metacomet. Metacomet quickly destroyed the town of Dartmouth, forced the evacuation of Middleboro , and then his group fled to central Massachusetts where they continued to raid, attack, and burn villages while gaining additional allies.