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Winslow, Josiah

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Winslow, Josiah (1629?–1680) colonial military leader and governor. Born the son of the governor of Plymouth Colony, Josiah Winslow became its military commander in 1659. He became governor himself in 1673. When King Philip's War began in 1675, Winslow was chosen commander in chief of the militia forces of the United Colonies. He led more than 1000 men from Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, and Connecticut in the Great Swamp Fight of December 19, 1675 which broke the power of the Narragansett tribe and virtually ended the war in that region. He served as governor until his death in Marshfield.

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Josiah Winslow

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Josiah Winslow c.1629–1680, American governor of Plymouth Colony, b. Plymouth, Mass.; son of Edward Winslow. Educated at Harvard, he was an assistant of the Plymouth Colony (1657–73) and then governor (1673–80), the first native-born governor of any American colony. Winslow also served (1658–72) as the Plymouth commissioner to the New England Confederation and as commander in chief of the colonial forces in King Philip's War in 1675.

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