COMMANDER // 1710–1777
Cornstalk
United States1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1710 – 1777
Active service 1774 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 64.
Profile
Cornstalk was a Shawnee leader in the Ohio Country in the 1760s and 1770s. His name in the Shawnee language was Hokoleskwa. Little is known about his early life. He may have been born in the Province of Pennsylvania. In 1763, he reportedly led a raid against British American colonists in Pontiac's War. He first appears in historical documents in 1764, when he was one of the hostages surrendered to the British as part of the peace negotiations ending Pontiac's War.
Battles (1)
1774
Battle of Point PleasantDunmore's War · Shawnee