COMMANDER // 1725–1794
Guyasuta
2 battles1 war
Lifespan
1725 – 1794
Active service 1763 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 38.
Profile
Guyasuta was an important Native American leader of the Seneca people in the second half of the eighteenth century, playing a central role in the diplomacy and warfare of that era. Although he became friends with George Washington in 1753, he sided with the French against Britain during the French and Indian War and fought against the British in Pontiac's War. He later supported the British during the American Revolutionary War. In his final years, he engaged in peacemaking to end the Northwest Indian War.
Battles (2)
1763
Battle of Bushy RunPontiac's War · Ohio Country
1763
Siege of Fort PittPontiac's War · Ohio Country