Invasion from All Directions—Stolen Lands, Stolen Peoples 1600-1699

1643

Stamford Massacre (Connecticut)

Map of Lenape and Munsee tribal areas
Map of Lenape and Munsee tribal areas

Kieft enlists Commander John Underhill to massacre a Munsee village of 500 near Stamford, Connecticut, whose inhabitants had gathered for a new moon ceremony. Underhill wipes out the entire village, killing 500-700 Munsee Indians and 25 Lenape. In two years, Underhill and his men massacre an estimated 1,600-2,000 Indians and destroy most of the Native villages on western Long Island. (http://www.montaukwarrior.info/?page_id=277)

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