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Blue Jacket

War chief of the Shawnee people (c. 1743 - c. 1810) · Politicians · Died at 67

Blue Jacket, or Weyapiersenwah, was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country.

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Perhaps the preeminent American Indian leader in the Northwest Indian War, in which a pantribal confederacy fought several battles with the nascent United States, he was an important predecessor of the famous Shawnee leader Tecumseh.

Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1743 to 1810 · aged 67