Who is Miles Standish from Mayflower and what is their importance?

Miles Standish came over on the Mayflower and became the colony's military leader. Accounts of the time suggest that he was a strict disciplinarian and that the colony's descent onto a more violent path was due, in large part, to him. He led several of the expeditions into the New World when the Pilgrims arrived and also led several attacks on Indian groups, including the one at Wessagussett.