Sassacus (Massachusett: Sassakusu, "fierce") (c. 1560 – June 1637) was a Pequot sachem [1] who was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He became grand sachem after his father, Tatobem, was killed in 1632. The Mohegans led by sachem Uncas rebelled against domination by the Pequots. [2]

Sassacus, whose name means “he is wild,” was grand sachem, or chief, of the Pequot. He led the Pequot War of 1636–37 and expanded Pequot territory from the Hudson River eastward to what is now Long Island, N.Y. The son of Wopigwooit, Sassacus …

Sassacus was spoken of by the commissioners in 1647 as “the malignant, furious Piquot,” while, on the other hand, De Forest styles him “a renowned warrior and a noble and high-spirited man.” Consult further:

Sassacus is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by George and Elizabeth Peckham in 1895. [4] . It is likely named after Sassacus, a Native American chief of the 16th and 17th century. As of August 2019 it contains twenty-one species, found in North America, South America, Panama, and Costa Rica: [1]

Pequot, any member of a group of Algonquian -speaking North American Indians who lived in the Thames valley in what is now Connecticut, U.S. Their subsistence was based on the cultivation of corn (maize), hunting, and fishing. In the 1600s their population was …

SASSACUS, Pequot chief, born near Oroton, Connecticut, about 1560" died in the Mohawk settlement in June, 1637. He was chief of the Pequot Indians, a brave warrior, and thought by the other tribes to be endowed with Supernatural powers, fte was, in consequence, the terror of the New England coast, and a dreaded foe to the settlers.

Sassacus, whose spirit was still unbroken, urgently supported the braver alternative; but the great body of the nation, overwhelmed by the extent and fearful nature of the calamity were resolved upon flight.”

Sassacus (Massachusett: Sassakusu, "fierce") (c. 1560 – June 1637) was a Pequot sachem who was born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. He became grand sachem after his father, Tatobem, was killed in 1632. The Mohegans led by sachem Uncas …

Sassacus. D. The Pequot War (1636-1638) • Uncas allies with New England colonists against the Pequots • Mohegans participate in British attack against the Pequots near Saybrook and massacre at Mystic • The result is the genocide of the Pequot people

Sassacus (?1560–1627) Massachuset Pequot chief; born near present-day Groton, Connecticut. As a youth he fought the English colonists. Named chief about 1632, he lost roughly 700 people in one battle of the Pequot War. His death coincided with the virtual destruction of the Pequot nation.