![]() ![]() This defeat removed the Indian threat from the Ohio Valley, ending the frontier wars in West Virginia.Īfter the battle, Blue Jacket, representing the Indian confederacy, signed the Treaty of Greenville, ceding half of what is now Ohio to the Americans. Then in August 1794, Indians suffered a pivotal defeat in the Battle of Fallen Timbers in Ohio, when Blue Jacket’s warriors were defeated by General Wayne. In October 1790, Blue Jacket joined Little Turtle in leading a multi-tribal confederacy to defeat Harmar at the head of the Maumee River. ![]() He is best known for his confrontations with armies led by Gen. He may have actually been born in Pennsylvania, probably some time in the mid-1700s. West Virginia was long considered to be his birthplace, but this is uncertain. Myth and mystery obscure the facts of his life. Blue Jacket was a Shawnee warrior and diplomat who worked to resist European expansion west of the Appalachians in the late 1700s. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |