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1622 Indian Attack
This monument is erected in memory of the English settlers who died in the 1622 Indian attack that was organized by Chief Opechanconough. On March 22, 1622, the Powhatan chiefdom launched a coordinated offensive against the English settlements along the James River. Sixty-six men, women and children were killed within the Henrico settlements including five dead at Henricus. Over one quarter of the English population of Virginia died in the attack. The Powhatan Indians did not follow up with subsequent attacks., believing their mission had been accomplished when the English withdrew to the area around Jamestown. Instead, the English launched reprisal attacks against the Powhatan and expanded their settlement efforts.
Erected by the Social of Colonial Wars in the State of Virginia
Dedicated March 22, 2014 |