Metacom (King Philip)
c. 1640
Southeastern Massachusetts
August 12, 1676
Mount Hope
Native American leader
Portrait: Metacom (King Philip). Reproduced by permission of Archive Photos, Inc.
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Metacom (1640-1676) was a Native American chief (sachem) whose tribe, the Wampanoags, waged the most devastating war against the Engish in early American history.King Philip/Metacom was the son of Mas...
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Philip (died 1676), Native American chief, led his Wampanoag tribe and their allies in a losing fight against the encroachments of New England colonists.Philip was born probably at the tribal village ...
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