Canonchet
Americannoun
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Chief Canonchet, great leader of the Narragansetts, was captured and executed.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
On the day after the dreadful battle, from Connecticut, southwest, there marched a larger force of English and friendly Indians, to close the red trail of the Sachem Canonchet.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
He then retreated to the Narragansett country, and was hospitably received by Canonchet.
From The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country by Mann, Henry
Miantonomo was less hostile, but Canonchet manifested the spirit of his grand uncle.
From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 by Boutwell, George S.
Canonchet had lost a third of his nation; large numbers surrendered to the English; but, like his friend Philip, with his warriors who remained true he carried the war to the English themselves.
From Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women by Sabin, Edwin L. (Edwin Legrand)
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