Opechancanough

[ oh-pech-uhn-kah-noh ]

noun

1. c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.

Example Sentences

Taking over from his brother, Opechancanough established himself as the chiefdom’s de facto ruler and began planning a long-term strategy to expel the English from his territories.

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Opechancanough did not expect a single day’s attack, even such a well-executed one, would succeed in expelling the English straight away.

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Opechancanough’s strategy was therefore based on achieving a victory so crushing that the English could not possibly recover.

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The "break" in the war came with the daring capture of Opechancanough himself by Governor Berkeley.

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The war with Opechancanough continued throughout the fall and winter of 1644 and into the spring of 1645.

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The raid was successful: Opechancanough was captured and brought back to Jamestown.

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"No, she was not Powhattan's daughter; I tell you that Opechancanough was her father," rejoined the other with some warmth.

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But Opechancanough would go to Uttamussac, to the temple and the dead kings.

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