Myles Standish's 1623 Wessagusset expedition

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Myles Standish's 1623 Wessagusset expedition was a preemptive military action by the Plymouth Colony militia leader against perceived Native American threats near the struggling Wessagusset settlement in early New England.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in colonial American history ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ
preemptive military action ⓘ
chronologicallyAfter establishment of Wessagusset settlement ⓘ
founding of Plymouth Colony in 1620 ⓘ
chronologicallyBefore Pequot War ⓘ
commander Myles Standish ⓘ
conflictType colonial–Native American conflict ⓘ
country Plymouth Colony ⓘ
describedBySource William Bradford's writings ⓘ
linked to: William Bradford

later histories of Plymouth Colony ⓘ
hasCause concern for security of Plymouth Colony ⓘ
fear of attack on the struggling Wessagusset settlement ⓘ
perceived Native American threats against English settlers ⓘ
hasContext competition and mistrust between English settlements and Native groups ⓘ
food shortages and instability at Wessagusset ⓘ
hasEffect contributed to reputation of Myles Standish as a harsh military leader ⓘ
influenced later colonial–Native American relations in the region ⓘ
hasParticipant Myles Standish ⓘ
Native Americans in the Massachusetts region ⓘ
Plymouth Colony militia ⓘ
Wessagusset settlers ⓘ
linked to: Wessagusset
historicalPeriod early 17th century ⓘ
historicalRegion Colonial New England ⓘ
location Massachusetts Bay region ⓘ
New England ⓘ
Wessagusset settlement ⓘ
linked to: Wessagusset
militaryBranch Plymouth Colony militia ⓘ
namedAfter Myles Standish ⓘ
objective neutralize perceived Native American leaders planning attacks ⓘ
protect Wessagusset and Plymouth settlements ⓘ
partOf early conflicts between English colonists and Native Americans in New England ⓘ
pointInTime 1623 ⓘ
result escalation of tension between Plymouth colonists and local Native groups ⓘ
increased Native distrust of Plymouth Colony ⓘ
killing of several Native Americans ⓘ
temporary sense of security among some English settlers ⓘ
significantPerson Myles Standish ⓘ
Wessagusset colonists ⓘ

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Plymouth Colony military history → includesEvent → Myles Standish's 1623 Wessagusset expedition ⓘ