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Encyclopedia entry: King Philip
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- The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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King Philip
(d. 1676), name given by English settlers to Metacomet, chief of the Wampanoag Indians during New England's most important Indian war. The struggle, known as King Philip's War (1675–76), consisted of sudden raids on the border towns by the Wampanoag, the Nipmuck, and the Narragansett, the latter led by Canonchet. The Nipmuck, Abnaki, and some Praying Indians later joined the struggle. The massacre at Deerfield (autumn 1675) was a prominent attack. Philip was at first successful, but in 1676 his power began to decline, and the war ended when he was treacherously shot by another Indian. The result was the practical extermination of tribal life in southern New England. The ...
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Article: King Philip, Wampanoag Rebel. (book reviews)
The American Indian Quarterly;
June 22, 1993 ;
700+ words
... ... that brings us to King Philip's War (1675 ... powerful image of New England's changed landscape ... America. Roman's king Philip is fine, highly ... prints) account of New England's most devastating ... Salisbury, Roman's King Philip is a sensitive ...
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