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COMMANDER // 1726–1796

Egushawa

1 battle1 war

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17261796

1730174017501760177017801790Northwest Indian War · 1785-1795Battle of Fallen Timbers — August 20, 1794 · Northwestern Confederacy · Northwest Indian War

Active service 17941 battle across 1 war; first command at age 68.

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Egushawa, also spelled Egouch-e-ouay, Agushaway, Agashawa, Gushgushagwa, Negushwa, and many other variants, was a war chief and principal political chief of the Ottawa tribe of North American Indians. His name is loosely translated as "The Gatherer" or "Brings Together". He was a prominent leader among the Detroit Ottawa, a prominent group in southeast Michigan and northwest Ohio. Egushawa is considered a successor to Chief Pontiac. As a leader in two wars against the United States, Egushawa was one of the most influential Native Americans of the Great Lakes region in the late eighteenth century.

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