"A dramatic illustrated exploration of the infamous massacre of 1622, and the events of a pivotal conflict in colonial American history. Since 1607, English settlers of Jamestown maintained a shaky relationship with the Powhatan Confederacy. As the Virginians expanded their profitable tobacco fields, bolstered by new settlers each year, the Powhatan tribes grew wary of English power. In 1622, Chief Opechancanough shattered the peace with a surprise attack on the Jamestown settlements, an attack in which 347 English settlers, one-third of the Virginia colony, were killed in a single day. Opechancanough hoped to eliminate the European presence with a decisive blow, but instead began a decade-long war with Jamestown. In this engaging and expertly researched work, Cameron Colby narrates the tumultuous events of Jamestown's early years. The first and second Anglo-Powhatan wars are brought vividly to life using battlescene artworks and period images. Detailed maps and 3D diagrams illustrate Native American and English tactics from 1607-34, and chart the progress of Jamestowns expansion as English settlers sought to drive back the Powhatan tribes of the Chesapeake"-- Provided by publisher.

Origins of the campaign. The Powhatan Confederacy ; Elizabethan to Jacobean Britain ; Founding Jamestown ; Supplying the colony -- Chronology -- Opposing commanders. Powhatan leaders, the Mamanatowick ; English commanders -- Opposing forces. Powhatan way of war ; English way of war -- Opposing plans. Powhatan goals ; English goals -- The campaigns. First Anglo-Powhatan War: 1609, Shattering Of first-contact relationships ; 1610, deliverance and the first offensive ; 1611, the age of Dale ; 1612, 1613, and 1614 tug of war ; The campaign of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War ; Massacre, Friday March 22, 1622 ; 1623 and 1624, English counterattacks ; 1624-34, Separate spheres -- Aftermath -- The Battlefield today -- Bibliography -- Index.