Nathaniel Bacon ( Nathaniel Bacon , 1642 or 1647-1676) is the leader of one of the first major uprisings in North America against English colonial rule.
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In 1676, Planter Bacon led the Virgin Colony farmers' movement against excessive taxes and political harassment. Bacon’s squad captured and burned the city of Jamestown , forcing the governor to leave the colony. Soon died of dysentery .
After Bacon's death, an uprising due to the dispersion of rebel forces was crushed by the British troops.
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- Bacon Nathaniel / B. M. Shpotov // The Greater Caucasus - The Grand Canal. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2006. - P. 468. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 4). - ISBN 5-85270-333-8 .