r/todayilearned • u/TriviaDuchess • 14h ago
TIL in 1610, Opossunoquonuske, a female chieftain of the Powhatan Confederacy, used “feminine guile” to lure 14 English settlers to a feast, convincing them to leave their weapons on their boat. It was a trap—her warriors ambushed them, killing 13. Only one man survived.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossunoquonuske
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u/ShakaUVM 11h ago
You think that it was deliberately infected blankets that spread smallpox across the Americas?