Nine Men's Misery

Nine Men's Misery
Part of King Phillip's War

The site of Nine Men's Misery in Cumberland
DateMarch 26, 1676
Location
Current day Central Falls and Cumberland, Rhode Island
Result Native American ambush successful, torture and execution of surviving militiamen
Belligerents
Plymouth Colony
Wampanoag		 Narragansett
Nashaway
Nipmuc
Podunk
Commanders and leaders
Capt. Michael Pierce † -
Strength
~60 Plymouth militiamen
~20 Wampanoag warriors		 -
Casualties and losses
Forces eliminated -

Nine Men's Misery is a site in current day Cumberland, Rhode Island, where nine colonists were tortured by Narragansett warriors during King Philip's War. A stone memorial was constructed in 1676 and is believed to be the oldest war monument in the United States.

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