Early battles were fought at Mendon and Middleborough, and an attack at Hadley gave rise to a legend about the "Angel of Hadley."  
In one incident in this conflict, a group of men led by Michael Pierce were ambushed, an event that became known as "Nine Men's Misery."  Early battles were fought at Mendon and Middleborough, and an attack at Hadley gave rise to a legend about the "Angel of Hadley."  Forces led by Josiah Winslow led one side to a key victory in the Great Swamp Fight.  The key event that started the conflict was the murder of the Christian convert John Sassomon, and forces led by Benjamin Church captured the other side's leader who had succeeded his brother Wamsutta.  FTP, name this war between colonists and the Wampanoag Indians, a 1675-1676 conflict named after a Native American also known as Metacomet.
In one incident in this conflict, a group of men led by Michael Pierce were ambushed, an event that became known as "Nine Men's Misery."  
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