Who is Benjamin Church from Mayflower and what is their importance?

Benjamin Church was an English settler who was tied by blood and marriage to the original Pilgrims. He was thirty-three years old when King Philip's War broke out and he served in several important battles, including the Great Swamp Fight where he was injured. During the war, Church led soldiers into battle, served as Governor Winslow's aide, and commanded a group of friendly natives in the hunt for Philip. His group of soldiers tracked down Philip and killed him, and took a number of Indians hostage. Throughout the fighting, Church wanted to have as much control as he could, in part because he disagreed with some of the official's decisions, and he turned down several positions. After the war, he fought in Maine against the French and the Indians.