…Kieft hired Captain John Underhill to lead militia operations, and his forces killed over 1,000 Indigenous people, including 500-700 in the Pound Ridge Massacre of March 1644 — many burned alive. For two years, united tribes conducted sustained attacks…

…The Pavonia massacre of February 25, 1643 triggered Kieft's War, with united Wappinger bands attacking Dutch settlements throughout New Netherland. Dutch retaliation came through the Pound Ridge Massacre of March 1644, killing 500-700 Wappinger, many burned alive. By…