Opechancanough

[ oh-pech-uhn-kah-noh ]

noun

1. c1545–1644, Algonquian leader, brother of Powhatan: led Jamestown massacre 1622.

Example Sentences

Chief Opechancanough was captured and killed, and the Powhatan empire crumbled.

From Literature

In 1622, though Chief Powhatan had died, his empire was still strong, led by his brother, Opechancanough.

From Literature

Chief Opechancanough decided to wipe out the English once and for all.

From Literature

Chief Opechancanough did mount one more large attack on the settlers, in 1644, but by then the European population had grown and the Indian population had been decimated.

From Literature

The third lasted from 1644 to 1646 and ended with the capture and assassination of Opechancanough.

From Washington Post