Editing Myles Standish (section)

===Nemasket raid===
[[File:MilesStandish byArmstrong 1873 NMAH2003-24306 (cropped).jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|alt=A group of nine 17th century militiamen carrying muskets and marching over a sandy path. A Native American man is leading them, with feathers in his hair and carrying a musket. The soldier at the front of the group is wearing a helmet and a breastplate. In the background is a beach.|An 1873 [[lithograph]] depicting the expedition against Nemasket led by Standish and guided by [[Hobbamock]]]]
The first challenge to the treaty came in August 1621 when a sachem named [[Corbitant]] began to undermine Massasoit's leadership. Corbitant worked to turn the people against Massasoit in the Pokanoket village of Nemasket, now the site of [[Middleborough, Massachusetts]], about {{convert|14|mi|km}} west of Plymouth.<ref name=Philbrick114/> Bradford sent two trusted interpreters to determine what was happening in Nemasket: Tisquantum (known to the English as [[Squanto]]) and [[Hobbamock]]. Tisquantum had been pivotal in providing counsel and aid to the Pilgrims, ensuring the survival of the colony. Hobbamock was another influential ally, a high-ranking advisor to Massasoit and a warrior who commanded particular respect and fear among the Indians. When Tisquantum and Hobbamock arrived in Nemasket, Corbitant took Tisquantum captive and threatened to kill him. Hobbamock escaped to warn Plymouth.<ref>Schmidt, p. 105.</ref>

Bradford and Standish agreed that this represented a dangerous threat to the Plymouth-Pokanoket alliance and decided to act quickly. On August 14, 1621, Standish led a group of 10 men to Nemasket, determined to kill Corbitant.<ref name=Philbrick114/> They were guided by Hobbamock who quickly befriended Standish, and the two men were close for the remainder of their lives. In his old age, Hobbamock became part of Standish's household in Duxbury.<ref name="Winsor33">Winsor, ''History of the Town of Duxbury'', p. 33.</ref>

Reaching Nemasket, Standish planned a night attack on the shelter in which Corbitant was believed to be sleeping. That night, he and Hobbamock burst into the shelter, shouting for Corbitant. As frightened Pokanokets attempted to escape, Standish's men outside fired their muskets, wounding a Pokanoket man and woman who were later taken to Plymouth to be treated. Standish soon learned that Corbitant had already fled the village and Tisquantum was unharmed.<ref>Philbrick, p. 115.</ref>

Standish had failed to capture Corbitant, but the raid had the desired effect. On September 13, 1621, nine sachems came to Plymouth, including Corbitant, to sign a treaty of loyalty to King James.<ref>Jenks, p. 124.</ref>