 They invaded and burned down several of the towns in the area during King Philip's War (1675–1676), including Providence which was attacked twice.A force of Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Plymouth militia under General Josiah Winslow invaded and destroyed the fortified Narragansett Indian village in the Great Swamp in South Kingstown, Rhode Island on December 19, 1675.In one of the final actions of the war, an Indian associated with Benjamin Church killed King Philip in Bristol, Rhode Island.