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Philip (Sachem of the Wampanoag tribe)

the sachem of the Wampanoag tribe of Indians, was the second son of Massasoit, who for nearly 40 years had been the first and staunchest ally of the Pilgrim settlers of Plymouth, and had obtained English names for his two sons. In 1661 Philip succeeded his brother, and formally renewed the treaties of his father, which he kept for some years. By 1671, however, goaded by the encroachments of the whites, he had formed a confederation of tribes aggregating nearly 10,000 warriors; and in 1675 what is known as King Philip's War broke out. On the Indian side it was a war of surprises and massacres-13 towns were destroyed, and 600 colonists slain. In December, 1675, Governor Winslow and a force of 1,000 men burned the great fort of the Narragansetts, slew 600 warriors, and massacred 1,000 women and children.

PHILIP In the early summer Philip's squaw and little son were captured, and sold as slaves for the West Indies; and Aug. 12, 1676, at midnight, he and his remaining followers were surprised by Capt. Benjamin Church. Philip was slain and his head cut off.