COMMANDER // 1750–1805
Buckongahelas
Lifespan
1750 – 1805
Active service 1791–1794 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 41.
Profile
Buckongahelas together with Little Turtle and Blue Jacket, achieved the greatest victory won by Native Americans, killing 600. He was a regionally and nationally renowned Lenape chief, councilor and warrior. He was active from the days of the French and Indian War through the Northwest Indian Wars, after the United States achieved independence and settlers encroached on territory beyond the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio River. The chief led his Lenape band from present-day Delaware westward, eventually to the White River area, founding Muncie, Indiana.
Battles (2)
1791
St. Clair's DefeatNorthwest Indian War · Northwestern Confederacy
1794
Battle of Fallen TimbersNorthwest Indian War · Northwestern Confederacy