Colonial America at War

The 1620s

3 documented colonial engagements fought during the 1620s, across 2 of today's states and 1 conflict.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe (1770). Public domain.
3
Engagements
1621 to 1623
Years
2
States

Where these engagements were fought

All 3 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementStateYearForces or losses
Indian massacre of 1622VA1622~347 colonists killed (a third of the colony)
Standish's raid on NamasketMA16213 of Corbitant's people wounded
Wessagusset (Standish's attack on Peksuot and Wittuwamet)MA16234 Indians killed

By conflict

Anglo-Powhatan Wars
The three wars between the Virginia colony and the Powhatan, 1610-1646, including the massacres of 1622 and 1644.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0); Sylvester, Indian Wars of New England (1910) (public domain).