Tag Archives: Native Americans
Battle of Fort San Carlos – Westernmost Battle of the American Revolution
St. Louis, Missouri is considered the gateway to the west for the United States beginning in the 19th century. In the 18th century, St. Louis was not on the radar of many in the burgeoning United States. However, the westernmost … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Campaigns, Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory, Revolutionary War
Tagged 1780, African Americans, Battle of Fort San Carlos, Emerging Revolutionary War, Fort San Carlos, Francois Valle, French, Gateway Arch National Park, George Rogers Clark, King Carlos III, Mississippi River, Native Americans, Sioux, St. Louis
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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 13, 1778
In the summer of 1778, Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark of the Virginia militia launched one of the most daring American military operations of the Revolutionary War when he invaded the “Illinois country” and captured Cahokia and Kaskaskia in modern-day … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Campaigns, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Detroit, Fort Sackville, Frontier, George Rogers Clark, Henry Hamilton, Illinois Country, Indiana, Indians, Native Americans, Norman MacLeod, Northwest Campaigns, Ohio, Vincennes, Wabash
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Missionary Extraordinaire: David Zeisberger
Over the summer, I took a family excursion to several Revolutionary War sites in Ohio, some of which I recently wrote about. In particular, I wanted to trace the experience of several Moravian missionaries and their congregations in the no-man’s … Continue reading
Burning Colonel Crawford
Last year I came across Dr. John Knight’s account of the torture and execution of Colonel William Crawford by members of the Delaware Indian tribe in 1782. It was a vicious execution, but not unheard of in the wars on … Continue reading
Posted in Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Monuments, Personalities, Uncategorized
Tagged Colonel Crawford, Crawford, Delaware, Frontier, Indians, militia, Native Americans, Ohio, Ohio Campaigns, Sandusky River, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot County
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Visiting a Tragedy: Gnadenhutten, OH
Few places in the American Revolution evoke sorrow like Gnadenhutten, Ohio. There, in March 1782, militia from Western Pennsylvania bludgeoned, scalped, and burned to death some ninety-six bound Indians who had adopted the Christian faith preached by missionaries from the … Continue reading
Chief Cornstalk’s American Revolution (part two)
Modern Replica of Fort Randolph in Point Pleasant, WV (Wikimedia Commons) At Fort Randolph, erected on the old Point Pleasant battlefield, Captain Matthew Arbuckle decided to take matters with the Shawnee into his own hands. He was already suspicious of … Continue reading
Chief Cornstalk’s American Revolution (part one)
Chief Cornstalk after an 1870 rendering (Wikimedia Commons) The American Revolution on the frontier was brutal. Neutrality was difficult position to maintain, but some Native American tribes attempted it. In the Ohio River Valley, it was particularly challenging. But, for … Continue reading
