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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Edward H. Savage, author of Police Recollections; Or Boston by Daylight and Gas-Light ., Boston events: a brief mention and the date of more than 5,000 events that transpired in Boston from 1630 to 1880, covering a period of 250 years, together with other occurrences of interest, arranged in alphabetical order 1 1 Browse Search
The writings of John Greenleaf Whittier, Volume 5. (ed. John Greenleaf Whittier) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Church, Benjamin 1639-1718 (search)
Church, Benjamin 1639-1718 Military officer; born in Plymouth, Mass., in 1639; was a leader in King Philip's War; commanded the party by whom Philip was slain (August, 1676); and with his own sword cut off the head of the dusky monarch. While Phipps was operating against Quebec in 1690, Colonel Church was sent on an expedition against the eastern Indians. He went up the Androscoggin River to the site of Lewiston, Me., where he, for example, put to death a number of men, women, and children whom he had captured. The Indians retaliated fearfully. In May, 1704, Governor Dudley sent, from Boston, an expedition to the eastern bounds of New England. It consisted of 550 soldiers, under Church. The campaign then undertaken against the French and Indians continued all summer, and Church inflicted much damage to the allies at Penobscot and Passamaquoddy. He is represented by his contemporaries as distinguished as much for his integrity, justice, and purity as for his military exp
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Virginia, (search)
5, 1676 Bacon leaves Jamestown......June, 1676 He returns with 600 men and again demands a commission against the Indians. He is made commander-in-chief and authorized by the Assembly to raise 1,000 men, and this is ratified by the governor......June, 1676 Bacon, while engaged in a successful campaign against the Indians, is again proclaimed a rebel and a traitor by Governor Berkeley......July 29, 1676 Governor, unable to resist Bacon, is compelled to retreat to Accomac......August, 1676 Gathering some vessels and about 1,000 men, the governor returns to Jamestown......Sept. 7, 1676 Bacon marches to Jamestown and drives out the governor and his followers......Sept. 18, 1676 He burns Jamestown......Sept. 19, 1676 Governor Berkeley retires again to Accomac, while Bacon suddenly sickens of a malignant fever, a result of exposure and anxiety, and dies......Oct. 28, 1676 News of this rebellion in England prevents the issue of the promised liberal charter, just