Talk:Anglo-Powhatan Wars

Why stub class?

This article is not a stub, I put in a lot of work to make it as comprehensive as possible. Til Eulenspiegel (talk) 23:30, 26 June 2012 (UTC)

Indeed, to me it looks like a C class at least, and I have provisionally assessed it as such. I'd suggest posting a request for assessment at WP:MHA#REQ. GregorB (talk) 09:53, 10 October 2012 (UTC)

Not enough sources

There's all kinds of dates and even quotes that aren't sourced. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.208.40.196 (talk) 07:17, 22 November 2012 (UTC)

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Verification needed

This was previously "under West's command".

They therefore returned to the fort under De La Warr's command.

De La Warr's article refers to him as "De La Warr" and places him in command circa 1610, but I'm only 95% confident that he's in command rather than his brother at this precise juncture.

Some citations would also help. — MaxEnt 22:18, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

I noticed a few more "West"s, now changed to De La Warr. People don't read Wikipedia with the same thoroughness as other historical accounts, and we really shouldn't count on people not to confuse Francis and Thomas across scattered references. De La Warr is a simple solution, but so is using Thomas West in full in each instance. I have no great preference myself — MaxEnt 22:31, 7 November 2021 (UTC)

Why does the results say Treaty of Middle Plantation?

The Treaty of Middle Plantation was in 1677, and the war ended in 1646. The article even refers to a Treaty of 1646. Historyguy1138 (talk) 19:24, 25 March 2025 (UTC)

Did the Powhatan Wars actually start in 1607?

I was reading The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles (1624) by John Smith and he claims he shot at them for corn in 1607 when after not recieiving any corn he

"Let fly his muskets, ran his boat on shore, whereat they all fled into the woods. So marching towards their houses, they might see great heaps of corn: much ado he had to restrain his hungry soldiers from present taking of it, expecting as it happened that the Savages would assault them, as not long after they did with a most hideous noise. Sixty or seventy of them, some black, some red, some white, some party-colored, came in a square order, singing and dancing out of the woods, with their Okee (which was an Idol made of skins, stuffed with moss, all painted and hung with chains and copper) borne before them: and in this manner being well armed, with Clubs, Targets, Bows and Arrows, they charged the English, that so kindly received them with their muskets loaded with Pistol shot, that down fell their God, and divers lay sprawling on the ground; the rest fled again to the woods, and ere long sent one of their Quiyoughkasoucks to offer peace, and redeem their Okee. Smith told them, if only six of them would come unarmed and load his boat, he would not only be their friend, but restore them their Okee, and give them Beads, Copper, and Hatchets besides: which on both sides was to their contents performed: and then they brought him Venison, Turkeys, wild fowl, bread, and what they had, singing and dancing in sign of friendship till they departed." Historyguy1138 (talk) 18:05, 27 April 2026 (UTC)