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John Mason (October 1600 – January 30, 1672) was an English-born settler, soldier, commander and Deputy Governor of the Connecticut Colony. Mason was best known for leading a group of Puritan settlers and Indian allies on a combined attack on a Pequot Fort in an event known as the Mystic Massacre.
Aug 24, 2016 · John Mason was a founder of New Hampshire and a colonial military commander in Connecticut. Learn about his life, achievements, and legacy from two different sources: The Columbia Encyclopedia and A Brief History of the Pequot War.
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JOHN MASON. John Mason, c.1600–1672, was an American colonial military commander, born in England. He was an army officer before emigrating (c.1630) to Massachusetts and then (1635) to Windsor, Conn. When the Pequot threatened to wipe out the new colonies on the Connecticut River, he and John Underhill led an expedition (1637) against them ...
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Nov 18, 2021 · Is John Mason, a founder of the Connecticut Colony, guilty of a 17th-century war crime and unworthy of a statue at the state Capitol?
John Mason led English, Mohegan, and Narragansett warriors in an attack on the main fortified Pequot village on the site of modern-day Mystic, Connecticut. The Pequot were surprised but quickly mounted a spirited defense that almost led to an English defeat. Realizing that he could….
