COMMANDER // 1726–1796
Egushawa
Lifespan
1726 – 1796
Active service 1794 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 68.
Profile
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.
Battles (1)
1794
Battle of Fallen TimbersNorthwest Indian War · Northwestern Confederacy