Uncas

Uncas
An 1874 illustration of Uncas killing Miantonomoh in 1643
Sachem of the Mohegans
Personal details
Bornc.1588
Diedc.1683 (aged 94-95)
New London, Connecticut Colony
ChildrenOneco
ParentOwaneco
OccupationTribal Chief, soldier
Signature
Military service
AllegianceMohegans
New England Confederation
RankWar Chief
Battles/warsWar with the Narragansett
Pequot War
King Phillip's War

Uncas (c. 1588 – c. 1683) was a sachem of the Mohegans who made the Mohegans the leading regional Indian tribe in lower Connecticut, through his alliance with the New England colonists against other Indian tribes.


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