Settler and rebel leader Nathaniel Bacon dies from dystentary, leading to the break up and dissolution of his rebel forces soon after. Bacon's rebellion is seen as a precursor to the American Revolutionary War by some. Among his main gripes were that the colonial government were not waging an outright genocide against all Native peoples. From his Manifesto Concerning the Present Troubles in Virginia: “Another main article of our Giult is our Design not only to ruin and extirpate all Indians in General but all Manner of Trade and Commerce with them…” Dystentary is a disease caused by contamination of food and water with feces.