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King Philip's War
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King Philip's War was a colonial war in which a coalition of Algonquian tribes of the Northeastern Woodlands—the Wampanoags, the Pocomtucs, the Nipmucs, and the Narragansetts—fought against the Purita
Metacom (c. 1638–1676), also known as King Philip, chief Sachem of the Wampanoag and leader of the campaign against the English colonists, as imagined by Paul Revere in 1772.
Metacom (c. 1638–1676), also known as King Philip, chief Sachem of the Wampanoag and leader of the campaign against the English colonists, as imagined
The Puritan colonists sought to convert the indigenous population to Christianity. The English missionary John Eliot led an effort to translate the Bi
The Puritan colonists sought to convert the indigenous population to Christianity. The English missionary John Eliot led an effort to translate the Bible into Algonquian, publishing the Old Testament in 1661 and the full Eliot Indian Bible in 1663.
"King Philip's Seat", a meeting place on Mount Hope in Bristol, Rhode Island.
"King Philip's Seat", a meeting place on Mount Hope in Bristol, Rhode Island.
Site of "Nine Men's Misery" in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where Captain Pierce's troops were tortured to death
Site of "Nine Men's Misery" in Cumberland, Rhode Island, where Captain Pierce's troops were tortured to death
Benjamin Church (ranger)
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Colonel Benjamin Church was a military officer and politician from the New England Colonies who is best known for his role in innovative military tactics notably developing unconventional warfare. He
King Philip's War
…the town Middlebury and was open for English settlement. With the killing of Sassamon, the proverbial first shots of the war were fired. According to Benjamin Church, a band of Pokanokets attacked several isolated homesteads in the small Plymouth colony settlement of Swansea on June 20, 1675, likely against Phillip's…
A posthumous illustration of Church; the tricorne is inaccurate.
A posthumous illustration of Church; the tricorne is inaccurate.
John Alderman and Church next to Metacomet's corpse
John Alderman and Church next to Metacomet's corpse
Engraved portrait by Paul Revere that was believed to be of Church. Yale University Art Gallery. The portrait has been identified as English poet Char
Engraved portrait by Paul Revere that was believed to be of Church. Yale University Art Gallery. The portrait has been identified as English poet Charles Churchill.