What is Anglo-Powhatan Wars?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = Anglo-Powhatan Wars | partof = the [[American Indian Wars]] | width = | image = Image:1622 massacre jamestown de Bry.jpg | caption = [[Matthaeus Merian]]'s 1628 woodcut depicting the massacre of Jamestown and outlying Virginia settlements by the [[Powhatan Indians]] on March 22, 1622; based on [[Theodore de Bry]]'s earlier depictions but with a large degree of conjecture | date = 1609–1646 | place = [[Colony of Virginia]] | coordinates = | map_type = | map_relief = | latitude = | longitude = | map_size = | map_marksize = | map_caption = | map_label = | territory = | result = [[Treaty of Middle Plantation]] | status = | combatants_header = | combatant1 = {{flagicon image|English Red Ensign 1620.svg}} Virginia Colony | combatant2 = [[Powhatan Confederacy]] | combatant3 = | commander1 = | commander2 = | commander3 = | units1 = | units2 = | units3 = | strength1 = | strength2 = | strength3 = | casualties1 = | casualties2 = | casualties3 = | notes = | campaignbox = }} The '''Anglo–Powhatan Wars''' were three wars between the [[Powhatan People]] and English colonists of [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]]. The first war went from 1609 to 1614. The second war was from 1622 to 1626. The third war was from 1644 until 1646. The last war ended with the death of [[Opechancanough]]. The Powhatan eventually were defeated and lost a lot of land.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mark|first=Joshua J.|title=Anglo-Powhatan Wars|url=https://www.worldhistory.org/Anglo-Powhatan_Wars/|access-date=2022-08-12|website=World History Encyclopedia|language=en}}</ref> == Early Conflict == The English settled in Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Chief Powhatan wanted the English colonists to leave the land. Captain [[John Smith (explorer)|John Smith]] was exploring the land. The Powhatan captured him, but he was eventually released. Smith wanted to build several forts close to the Powhatan people.