Buckongahelas

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Buckongahelas (* 1750 , † 1805 ; also Breaker in pieces ) was a chief of the Lenni Lenape .

Born in western Ohio in the mid-18th century, Lenni Lenape chief Buckongahelas was the leading war chief of western Lenni Lenape because of his skills. Although friendly to the British, he was defensive and tried to withdraw his people from the main immigration area for Euro-Americans.

During the Revolutionary War in 1781 he avoided the American settlers in the direction of the Miami River and in this way also escaped the massacre that the Pennsylvania militia carried out in 1782 under the Christian Lenni Lenape who stayed behind. Buckongahela's Little Turtle later joined and played an important role in the war of the Northwestern tribes against the advancing US forces from 1790 onwards. As a chief, he was also respected by the Americans, as he never committed cruelty to prisoners.

After losing the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, Buckongahelas was angry at the lack of support from the British. In 1795 he signed the Treaty of Greenville , Ohio, which ended the war with the United States and cost the affected tribes vast areas of land. In 1803 he concluded in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and 1804 in Vinvennes, Indiana from further peace treaties.

Buckongahelas probably died in 1805 on the White River not far from what is now Muncie, Indiana .


This article is based on the article Buckongahelas ( memento of July 1, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) from the free encyclopedia Indianer Wiki ( memento of March 18, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) and is under Creative Commons by-sa 3.0 . A list of the authors was available in the Indian Wiki ( Memento from July 1, 2007 in the Internet Archive ).