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A war chief of the Lakota, he took part in Red Cloud's War and Black Hills War. Red Cloud: 1822–1909 1860s–1890s Oglala Lakota: A chief of the Oglala Lakota, he was one of several Lakota leaders who opposed the American settlement of the Great Plains winning a short-lived victory against the U.S. Army during Red Cloud's War. Red Jacket: c ...
The American Indian Wars were numerous armed conflicts fought by governments and colonists of European descent, and later by the United States federal government and American settlers, against various indigenous peoples within the territory that is now the United States.
Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies. It followed the British victory in the ...
Red Cloud (Lakota: Maȟpíya Lúta; c. 1822 – December 10, 1909) was a leader of the Oglala Lakota from 1865 to 1909. [1] He was one of the most capable Native American opponents whom the United States Army faced in the western territories. He led the Lakota to defeat the United States during Red Cloud's War, establishing the Lakota as the ...
Tecumseh's confederacy. Tecumseh's confederacy was a confederation of Native Americans in the Great Lakes region of North America which formed during the early 19th century around the teaching of Shawnee leader Tenskwatawa. [2] The confederation grew over several years and came to include several thousand Native American warriors.
Native Americans of multiple tribes fought on both sides of the French and Indian War. This war was all about tensions on each side of the border and the conflict that ensued. Some major tribes that fought during this war were the Iroquis and the Cherokee. [1] These Native Americans were not trained in the European form of combat, yet they ...
Biography portal; Indigenous peoples of the Americas portal; United States portal; Native Americans in the Indian Wars with the United States, including both those who fought against the U.S. and those who fought for the U.S. (such as United States Army Indian Scouts).
Natchez War (1729–1731) — War between the Natchez and the French of Louisiana. Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–64) — War of numerous joint Indian tribes in the Great Lakes region against British forts and settlements. Battle of Point Pleasant (1774) — British colony of Virginia against Indians of Shawnee and Mingo, fought in what is now ...