This conflict was sparked by the execution of three men alleged to have been responsible for the death of John Sassamon. According to legend, a ghost led an unprepared militia to victory its decisive battle of Hadley. It was exacerbated by the murder of Wamsutta, which greatly angered his successor, the namesake of this war. Also precipitated by the deaths of treaty signers Massasoit and William Bradford, for ten points, name this 1675-1676 conflict between New Englanders and the namesake leader of the Wamponoag Indians, also known as Metacom, who was nicknamed for his similarity to Alexander 
This conflict was sparked by the execution of three men alleged to have been responsible for the death of John Sassamon. According to legend, a ghost led an unprepared militia to victory its decisive battle of Hadley. It was exacerbated by the murder of Wamsutta, which greatly angered his successor, the namesake of this war. Also precipitated by the deaths of treaty signers Massasoit and William Bradford, for ten points, name this 1675-1676 conflict between New Englanders and the namesake leader of the Wamponoag Indians, also known as Metacom, who was nicknamed for his similarity to Alexander the Great's father.
This conflict was sparked by the execution of three men alleged to have been responsible for the death of John Sassamon.
{King Philip}’s War (accept {Metacom}et’s War before “Metacom”)