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King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) [4] was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between a group of indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands against the English New England Colonies and their indigenous allies.
King Philip was initially urged by Isocrates in 346 BC to unify Greece against the Persians. [8] [9] After the Battle of Chaeronea, the League of Corinth was formed and controlled by Philip. Alexander utilized his father's league when planning his pan-Hellenic invasion of Asia to expand Macedon and take revenge on the Persian Empire. [10]
Flintlock and Tomahawk: New England in King Philip's War. The Norton Library. New York: Norton, 1966. Lepore, Jill. "Dead Men Tell No Tales: John Sassamon and the Fatal Consequences of Literacy." American Quarterly Volume 46 Number 4 (1994): 479-512. Lepore, Jill. The Name of War: King Philip's War and the Origins of American Identity. 1st ed ...
During King Philip's War on February 10, 1675, the settlement of Lancaster, in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, was attacked by Native Americans. The warriors burned down houses and opened fire on the English settlers, killing several and wounding more. They took many of the survivors captive, including Mary Rowlandson and her three children.
Eulogy on King Philip is a printed text of a speech delivered by William Apess in 1836 to, among other things, commemorate Metacom, also known as King Phillip, 160 years after his death. The speech was delivered at the prestigious [ 1 ] Odeon lecture hall on Federal Street in Boston, Massachusetts .
Metacomet (died 1676), war leader of the Wampanoag in King Philip's War; Philip I of Castile "the Handsome" (1478–1506) Philip I of France (1052–1108) Philip II of France (1165–1223) Philip III of France, "the Bold" (1245–1285) Philip IV of France (Philip I of Navarre), "the Fair" (1268–1314)
Philip. King of Mount Hope, caricature by Paul Revere, illustration from the 1772 edition of Benjamin Church's The Entertaining History of King Philip's War. One colonist was accused of fighting on the Indian side of the battle. Joshua Tefft reportedly wounded Captain Nathaniel Seely of Connecticut (son of Captain Robert Seeley), who ...
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