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Sergt. John Ayres, Corporal John Coye, and Sergt. Joseph Prichard were slain in the New Braintree Nipmuck ambush of colonial militia known as Wheeler's Surprise.
By G.W.Bartlett, June 26, 2026
Wheeler’s Surprise Marker
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
1 ► Massachusetts, Worcester County, New Braintree — Wheeler’s Surprise — 1630 – 1930 —  |
| One mile to the southwest, off the North Brookfield Road, Edward Hutchinson’s company seeking a parley with the Nipmucs was ambushed by Indians August 2, 1675, and more than half were slain. Captain Hutchinson died from his wounds. Captain Thomas . . . — — Map (db m311802) HM | |||
| 2 ► Massachusetts, Worcester County, New Braintree — Capt. Edward Hutchinson and His Company — |
| Somewhere within 1/2 mile along the base of this hill Capt. Edward Hutchinson and his company were attacked by Indians lying in ambush Aug. 2 1675, and he and more than one half of his men slain or wounded. — — Map (db m311496) HM WM | |||