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Opechancanough (/oʊpəˈtʃænkənoʊ/ oh-pə-CHAN-kə-noh; b. 1554 – d. 1646) was a
sachem (or
paramount chief) of the
Powhatan Confederacy in present-day Virginia...
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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...
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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...
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Opechancanough ruled at Youghtanund.
Wahunsenacawh died in 1618,
after which the
chiefdom was
ultimately p****ed to his
younger brother Opechancanough...
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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...
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appointed there some time
after slaying their previous ruler in ca. 1598.
Opechancanough,
Chief Powhatan's
younger brother, was a
weroance of the Pamunkey, but...
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historians who have
speculated that Don Luís was the same
person as
Opechancanough,
younger half-brother (or
close relative) of the
Powhatan (Wahunsona****)...
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Berkeley stormed Opechancanough's stronghold. All
captured males in the
village over age 11 were
deported to
Tangier Island.
Opechancanough,
variously reported...
- camp,
where Opechancanough and his men
feasted him and
otherwise treated him like an
honoured guest.
Protocol demanded that
Opechancanough inform Chief...
