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Opechancanough

American Indian chief

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Native American history

In Native American: The mid-Atlantic Algonquians
…1618 his brother and successor, Opechancanough, attempted to force the colonists out of the region. His men initiated synchronized attacks against Jamestown and its outlying plantations on the morning of March 22, 1622. The colonists were caught unawares, and, having killed some 350 of the 1,200 English, Opechancanough’s well-organized operation…
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opposition to Jamestown Colony

In Jamestown Colony: Dissolution of the Virginia Company (1622–24)
Chief Powhatan’s successor, Opechancanough, carried out a surprise attack on the colony on the morning of March 22, 1622. The attack was strongest at the plantations and other English outposts that now lined the James River. The main settlement at Jamestown received a warning of the attack at…
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