At this time, Captain Appleton with one company lay at Hadley, Captain Moseley and Poole with two companies were at Hatfield, while Major Treat had just returned to Northampton for the security of the settlement.

Philip with seven or eight hundred warriors made a bold assault on Hatfield, on the 19th of October, attacking from every side at the same moment; but after a severe struggle the Indians were repulsed at every point.
After leaving the western frontier of Massachusetts, Philip was next known to be in the countries of his allies, the Narragansetts.

The latter had not heartily engaged in the war; but their inclination to do so was not doubted, and it was the design of Philip to arouse them to activity.

Conanchet, their sachem, in violation of his treaty with the English, not only received Philip's warriors, but aided their operations against the English, and Massachusetts, Connecticut and Plymouth raised an army of fifteen hundred men and, in the winter of 1675, set out to attack the Indians.
Philip had strongly fortified himself at South Kingston, Rhode Island, on an elevated portion of an immense swamp.

Here his men erected about five hundred wigwams, of a superior construction, in which was deposited an abundant store of provisions.