who was metacomet
Metacomet (aka King Philip) Chief: Metacomet (aka King Philip) Born: c.1638 in Massachusetts. Died: August 12, 1676 in the Miery Swamp near Mount Hope in Bristol, Rhode Island. Nationality: Wampanoag. Metacomet was a Wampanoag whose tribe sought to live in harmony with the colonists at first. He became sachem (chief) in 1662, after the deaths of his father and older brother.