Battle of Bloody Run

SA-71

Nearby is the site where Chief Totopotomoy of the Pamunkey died in 1656. The English colonists had become concerned over the recent settlement nearby of the Rickohockans along the falls of the James River. They called upon Totopotomoy to assist in removing the Rickohockans. An English force led by Col. Edward Hill along with Totopotomoy and his men fought the Rickohockans in 1656. Totopotomoy and many of his men were killed, and the event became known as the Battle of Bloody Run. The Council of Virginia later censured Hill for his lack of leadership.

Department of Historic Resources, 2005

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References/Bibliographic Citation:

Sources Consulted include: Frederick W. Gleach, Powhatan's World and Colonial Virginia: Conflict in Cultures (Lincoln and London: The University of Nebraska Press, 1997), 184-190; John Lee McElroy, Richmond Virginia in Old Prints, 1737-1887 (Richmond: Johnson Publishing Company, 1932), William Byrd Title Book Plats, Map, Land on Shacco Creek, 1663 (Henrico County), Virginia Historical Society [Map V-6.05 at Virginia Department of Historic Resources archives collection]; William P. Palmer, ed., Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts ... Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond, 11 vols.(1875-1893; reprint, New York: Kraus Reprint Corp., 1968), 1:380, 1:402-403; 1:422-423.