Battle of Bloody Run (1656)

~200 (100 Colonial Rangers and 100 Pamunkey warriors) The Battle of Bloody Run was fought in March or April 1656[1] near Richmond, Virginia.

Within two years, the Virginia General Assembly had given permission to Colonel Edward Hill to remove the Indian presence.

[3] Colonel Hill led the Colonial Rangers, reinforced by 100 Pamunkey warriors under Chief Totopotomoi.

The battle of Bacon’s Quarter Branch[5] took place near Bloody Run, and the creek was once again christened with blood.

The only indication of the site is a state-erected marker commemorating the event in the northwest corner of Chimborazo Park.