Wampanoag Chief. Known as "King Phillip", he was very influential in the early days of the American colonies. Phillip was born in the Sowams area of the Wampanoag territory circa 1638. His most famous action was starting what is now known as "King Phillip's War" in 1675. His father, Massasoit, was the chief that welcomed the Mayflower landing party in 1620. After the death of Massasoit, Phillip's older brother, Wamsutta (also known as "Alexander") was Sachem for a short time before his questionable death, after being forcefully questioned by Josiah Winslow in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Phillip became sachem upon his brother's demise and had bitter realtions with the colonists. The war raged for over a year until Captain Benjamin Church and a small party of soldiers and tribal allies infiltrated Pillip's camp at "Montaup," known now as "Mount Hope," in Bristol, Rhode Island. The war was ended when Phillip was assasinated in his own camp. He was then drawn and quartered. One of his hands was sent to Boston, the other was sent to England and his head was dispayed on a pike in Plymouth as both a trophy and a warning. His death occurred in the "Miry Swamp" at Mt. Hope, circa August 1676. A marker was placed at the site of his death by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1877; it sits on private land owned by Brown University's Haffenraffer Museum of Anthropology.
Wampanoag Chief. Known as "King Phillip", he was very influential in the early days of the American colonies. Phillip was born in the Sowams area of the Wampanoag territory circa 1638. His most famous action was starting what is now known as "King Phillip's War" in 1675. His father, Massasoit, was the chief that welcomed the Mayflower landing party in 1620. After the death of Massasoit, Phillip's older brother, Wamsutta (also known as "Alexander") was Sachem for a short time before his questionable death, after being forcefully questioned by Josiah Winslow in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Phillip became sachem upon his brother's demise and had bitter realtions with the colonists. The war raged for over a year until Captain Benjamin Church and a small party of soldiers and tribal allies infiltrated Pillip's camp at "Montaup," known now as "Mount Hope," in Bristol, Rhode Island. The war was ended when Phillip was assasinated in his own camp. He was then drawn and quartered. One of his hands was sent to Boston, the other was sent to England and his head was dispayed on a pike in Plymouth as both a trophy and a warning. His death occurred in the "Miry Swamp" at Mt. Hope, circa August 1676. A marker was placed at the site of his death by the Rhode Island Historical Society in 1877; it sits on private land owned by Brown University's Haffenraffer Museum of Anthropology.
Bio by: R. Digati
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