Definition of Opechancanough. Meaning of Opechancanough. Synonyms of Opechancanough

- Opechancanough (/oʊpəˈtʃænkənoʊ/ oh-pə-CHAN-kə-noh; c. 1554–1646) was paramount chief of the Powhatan Confederacy in present-day Virginia from 1618 until...
- William Berkeley's forces captured Opechancanough, thought to be between 90 and 100 years old. While a prisoner, Opechancanough was killed, shot in the back...
- settlers they found, including men, women, and children of all ages. Opechancanough, chief of the Powhatan Confederacy, led a coordinated series of surprise...
- 1622 to 1632. The third war lasted from 1644 until 1646 and ended when Opechancanough was captured and killed. That war resulted in a defined boundary between...
- power facing the early colonists, and was probably the older brother of Opechancanough, who led attacks against the settlers in 1622 and 1644. He was the father...
- historians who have speculated that Don Luís was the same person as Opechancanough, younger half-brother (or close relative) of the Powhatan (Wahunsona****)...
- Opechancanough ruled at Youghtanund. Wahunsenacawh died in 1618, after which the chiefdom was ultimately p****ed to his younger brother Opechancanough...
- Berkeley stormed Opechancanough's stronghold. All captured males in the village over age 11 were deported to Tangier Island. Opechancanough, variously reported...
- Pamunkey tribe and Paramount Chief of the Powhatan Confederacy after Opechancanough, from 1646 until his death sometime before 1655. Necotowance signed...
- camp, where Opechancanough and his men feasted him and otherwise treated him like an honoured guest. Protocol demanded that Opechancanough inform Chief...