They killed 200 natives , mostly women and children .
In retaliation , at dawn on May 19 , 1676 , Captain William Turner led an army of settlers in a surprise attack on Peskeompskut , in present - day Montague , then a traditional native gathering place .
settlers killed 200 natives , mostly women and children .
In retaliation , at dawn on May 19 , 1676 , Captain William Turner led an army of settlers in a surprise attack on Peskeompskut , in present - day Montague , then a traditional native gathering place .