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The american revolution- the war of independence 1768-1782
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Nomellini 1 The War in the West was a series of battles in the revolutionary war on the frontier. The War in the West is also known as the Western Theatre of the American Revolution. The War in the West was fought between the Colonies, later the United States, with Spain and some Native Americans versus Great Britain with 5 Indian tribes between 1775 and 1782. The Native American tribes that supported Great Britain were the Shawnee, Seneca, Delaware, Lenape, Miami, and Wyandot. This was fought west of the Appalachians in the Ohio Valley and the Great Lakes Region. Many of the battles were fought close to or on battle sites of the French and Indian War (also known as the Seven Years War). One of the most famous battle sites fought in both …show more content…
wars was Fort Pitt (See 6). At the beginning of the American Revolution both colonists and Great Britain wanted to stay east of the Appalachians. Also around this time Native Americans began raiding settler in the Ohio Country hoping to drive them out of their native lands. When in 1777 the British began launching attacks from Canada they armed natives in the Detroit area to attack colonists. The conflict escalated when in November militiamen killed chief cornstalk at Fort Randolph (See 7).
Cornstalk was one of the Shawnee`s main advocates of neutrality. Colonists from Virginia focused on protecting 3 forts, Randolph, Henry (See 8), and Pitt. This did not have much effect against native raids since they simply bypassed them. In the winter of 1778 General Edward Hand led a failed raid to the Ohio country, facing deserters, traitors, and even attacking a neutral tribe of the Delaware. In 1777 Americans appealed to the Second Continental Congress for help who in 1778 called for 2 regiments of the Continental Army and a fort on the Ohio river. In September of 1778 the Americans signed the treaty of Fort Pitt so they could build Fort Laurens on the Tuscarawas River. In 1779 Fort Laurens (See 2)was later abandoned. In 1778 Geroge Rogers Clark, a Virginia Militia officer, started a campaign to take over the Illinois country. He …show more content…
captured Vincennes (See 1) and the main fort of Illinois county Kaskaskia (See 3).
Vincennes was later taken over by the British only to be recaptured by the Americans. The British General who took Vincennes was Henry Hamilton and was known by many as the “Hair buyer General”. He got this nickname from his infamous practice of encouraging natives to scalp and kill american civilians. Thomas Jefferson tried him for war crimes but he was eventually exchanged for an american prisoner in 1781. In May of 1780 the British tried and failed to invade spanish held St. Louis (See 4). In the Illinois country around this time the french tried and were obliterated by the british to take Detroit. In February of 1781 the 140 spanish under Captain Eugene Pourrè took british held Fort Joseph. In 1780 George Rogers Clark went to Virginia to consult governor Thomas Jefferson. They came up with an ingenious plan, that Clark would lead 2,000 men up to Detroit (See 5)and defeat it. This plan was impossible because there would have been trouble recruiting 2,000 men for a battle hundreds of miles away from their homes. Clark only had 400 men, 100 of whom were later ambushed, eliminating any hope of capturing Detroit in the new future. In March of 1782 160
Pennsylvania militia under Lieutenant Colonel David Williamson murdered 100 men, women, and children who were Christian and were of the Delaware tribe. The americans then tried again, this time with 480 men and still failed. In March of 1782 Fort Estill (See 9) was attacked by the Wyandot tribe. In July 1782 the Indians and British were about to strike a final blow at the americans with 1,000 men Wapatacomica, but it got called off after they heard George Rogers Clark was coming. 300 Indians were able to get off to win the Battle of Blue Licks (See 10). But George Rogers Clark and the americans got the last laugh because in November they destroyed a few Shawnee villages. Most historians believe the outcome of this theatre was a stalemate even though America won the revolution. Due to the fact that Treaty of Paris was ineffective George Rogers Clark served to defend America again. That is a completely different story for another time. Works Cited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_theater_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blue_Licks https://www.nps.gov/gero/learn/historyculture/clark.htm https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-ushistory/chapter/the-campaigns-of-1777-1779-the-north-and-the-west/ Geroge Rogers Clark and The War in the West by Lowell H. Harrison https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IshWl3mV8A
In 1792, Anthony Wayne was appointed as America’s new military commander in the west. He established two new posts, Fort Greenville and Fort Recovery, to be used as supply depots for future battles against the Indians. With this American advance, the Shawnees assembled warriors along the Maumee, but after a few battles, on August 3, 1795, the Indians signed the Treaty of Greenville. They agreed to keep peace, give up all prisoners, and give up their claims to lands in most of Ohio in return for traded goods and
The “Battle of the Bluffs” was exactly this. Even though there were Indians that agreed with Henderson’s purchase, that did not mean some were not planning for war time like Dragging Canoe (Bender). What made Dragging Canoe a brutal and difficult opponent was his strong opposition to this deal and the white settlers: this would make for a truly bloody battle (Heape). On April 2nd,1781, Fort Nashborough was attacked by Dragging Canoe and his war party (Bender). This was known as the “Battle of the Bluffs” which, was an Indian raid on Fort Nashborough (Bender). Fort Nashborough was created by the Robertson/Donelson forces in 1780 to protect against Indian attacks (Bender). Besides preventing further Indian attacks, the main reason for setting up camp at Fort Nashborough, was to meet up with Robertson’s group (Bender). This could possibly be an advantage for the two groups because of strength in number. Dragging Canoe had to think long and hard on how to attack the colonists. Two colonial forces were about to unite and that could be an end for the Indian tribes. The dilemma for Dragging Canoe was how was he going to have an advantage over the colonists (Bender). Just attacking white settlers would not be enough to win. In fact, Dragging Canoe used the Revolutionary war to his advantage by resisting colonial forces taking over Cherokee territory (Bender). Another advantage
War is what keeps a nation from dying, it is the backbone of a country. This is the shown throughout the course of World War I, also known as “the war to end all wars.” World War I started in the summer of 1914. Archduke Francis Ferdinand, from the Austro – Hungarian Empire was visiting Bosnia. He was shot, along with his wife, Sofia, by a young man from the Black Hand, Gavrillo Princip. What were the three main factors that started World War I? There were three main underlying causes that started World War I: greed, nationalism, and militarism.
The French and Indian war was a conflict between the American colonists and French over the Ohio valley. The American colonists were allied with the British. The French were allied with the Native American tribes in the area. The war lasted for seven years and ended in a victory for the British. However, this caused many problems which ultimately led to the loss of the Thirteen Colonies.
... due to a long relationship of trade, alliance, and kinship with the French as well as the promise of "war honors" (Calloway, 2012, p. 174). In 1757, the British troops at Fort William Henry on Lake George surrendered to the French. This victory was short lived as most of the French's Indian allies attacked the surrendered fort because they felt betrayed by the terms of surrender. The native peoples unleashed a slaughter, which included scalps and captives (Calloway, 2012, p. 174). The Indians were severing ties with the French and the British war effort was increasing with vigor. The Native Americans began to side with the British not knowing what this would bring, which was more freedom and land stripped away from them.
Clark, during the 1770’s, was helping Kentucky defend itself from Native Americans. At the time, Clark was transporting gunpowder to the frontier between the Americans and the British. The Native Americans, who lived in the Northwest, disliked the Americans in the Northwest and their claim on Kentucky and with the British backing, waged war with the Americans. Clark was now in charge of defending the settlements and was promoted to major. Clark then made plans in taking British held forts in the region and persuaded Governor Patrick Henry to support him in capturing the forts. Clark had won the support of Patrick Henry, was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and was given command of the mission (“George Clark” 1). With the command of the mission, Clark had lead 175 men who traveled to Fort Kaskaskia, Illinois in six days. The fort was almost defenseless and was easily taken with Clark’s force. Clark had sent Captain Leonard Helm to capture Fort Sackville, after learning that the fort was undefended from American spies. Leonard Helm had then captured the fort, but was taken back by Henry Hamilton shortly after. Henry Hamilton, the famous British “Hair Buyer”, used militia and Native Americans to take Fort Sackville. In the winter, Clark lead a force of 170 men ...
Tecumseh ,Shawnee war chief, was born at Old Piqua, on the Mad River in western Ohio. In 1774, his father, Puckeshinwa, was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant, and in 1779 his mother, Methoataske, accompanied those Shawnees who migrated to Missouri, later died. Raised by an older sister, Tecumpease, Tecumseh would play war games with other fellow youths in his tribe. Tecumseh accompanied an older brother, Chiksika, on a series of raids against frontier settlements in Kentucky and Tennessee in the late 1780’s. Chiksika had a vision that he would not survive the battle at Buchanan’s station he went ahead as plan and attacked the stockade and was mortally wounded and was carried from the battle field and the dying warrior asked not to be buried but to be placed on a hill. Tecumseh and the other’s retreated back to a Cherokee village where most went back to Ohio while Tecumseh and some other warriors stayed behind. After that Tecumseh went on mostly hunting but occasionally attacking settler’s. After that moved back towards home and come to find out that the Shawnee’s had moved on to where it’s much safer. The battle of Fallen Timber’s broke confidence in British assistance as well as many casualties. Pissed off by the Indian defeat, he refused to sign the Treaty of Greenville (1795). In the 1800’s Tecumseh began to show signs of a prominent war chief. He led a group of yong Indian warriors to a village on the White River in east-central Indiana. There in 1805 Lalawethika ex...
The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought during the early morning hours of November 7, 1811, on a tree-covered knoll just outside of modern day Prophetstown, Indiana. American forces, under the command of William Henry Harrison, were attacked by a band of Indian tribes unified by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. A relatively minor battle, in comparison to others remembered in American History, this small battle proved to play a significant role in the shaping of the newly formed country. Debatable among historians regarding the constructive effects of the battle against its negative repercussions , its importance is unmistakable. Ultimately, the results of this day would bring to an end any prospect for a United Indian Confederation, and never again would the Native Americans be able to effectively challenge American expansion.
Yet the significance of this war was that it set up the stage for events like the French and American Revolutions, and rearranged a new world order of imperialism. In the years leading up to the Seven Years War, there were already many skirmishes in the thirteen colonies between the British and the Native American tribes in the area.1 The first official year of fighting also led to many decisive defeats to the overextended British Empire. Many small battles for dominance between the British and the French also occurred along the Indian coast. In response to the acts of expansion by the French, the British decided to defend its own territory in North America and India.2 There were many battles scattered across the world, with significant naval battles in the Indian theatre and the Mediterranean.
The initial attempt failed, and Pontiac withdrew his attack in order to refocus and search for alternative opportunities to capture the fort. [4] On May 9, Pontiac laid siege to the fort and was eventually joined by more than 900 warriors from a half-dozen tribes. Here, one can assess that Pontiac did indeed have a significant amount of influence over the regional tribes and inspired them to help lay siege to the fort. During this time, Native Americans made widespread attacks against British forts and settlements, with many of them being controlled ultimately by Pontiac
Many suspect that they were with Washington only to maximize the hate on both sides of the battle. They went against Washington’s orders to not be the aggressors. Soon large units of British and American soldiers were sent to settle what should have been small battles. The French however were prepared to fight back and even had the Indians as allies to help with upcoming battles. In July, Braddock’s army which consisted of over 2000 British soldiers rode west with George Washington and came upon 250 plus French soldiers with over 600 Indians allies. Nearly 1000 British were killed, unlike George Washington who was unhurt during the battle was soon promoted to commander of the Virginia army for his bravery. (Roark 146)
C- George Rogers Clark- George Rogers Clark, born November 19, 1752 in Virginia, was a Military leader and explorer for the American side in the Revolutionary War. He was originally a surveyor, so this is how he knew the land and the geography of the battle he was fighting on. He took about 170 men through a 200 mile journey to attack Fort Sackville. This was a torturous journey, but all of them ended up surviving the trip. When they arrived at the fort, he tricked Henry Hamilton to come out and surrender to Clark. The trick: they only had 170 men, but he made Hamilton think he had an entire army. Clark died in Louisville, Kentucky on February 23, 1818.
King William's War was a war fought in England over religious differences between the English and French. In the colonies, however, it was fought over not only religious differences but also over jealousies concerning fisheries and the fur trade in the St. Lawrence area. Both the English and the French knew that the Indians of the area would play a large part in the war, whichever side they took...
The French and Indian War, otherwise known as the Seven Years’ War was an imperial war conflict between Great Britain and the French. “The French
The Thirty Years War was a series of conflicts, not-knowingly involving most European countries from 1618 to 1648. The war, which was fought mainly in Germany, was started when Bohemian Protestants furiously attacked the Holy Roman Emperor in terms to impose a restriction on their religious and civil liberties. By understanding the Thirty Years War, you will notice the notable religious, political and social changes. The changes paved the religious and political maps of Europe. Not only did this war affect the religious and political demographic, it caused populations to perish and lose large amounts of their goods. What was known as a religious battle, turned out to be a political feud in competition of which state has the greater power affecting men, women, soldiers and civilians. “[The bohemians] had no idea that their violent deed would set off a chain reaction of armed conflict that would last thirty years and later be called Europe’s “first world war” of the modern era.” When the war ended, the lands were defiled and over 5 million people were killed.