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COMMANDER // 1825–1886

Mow-way

1 battle1 war

Lifespan

1825 – 1886

183018401850186018701880Red River War · 1874-1875Second Battle of Adobe Walls — June 27, 1874 · Comanche · Red River War

Active service 1874 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 49.

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Mow-way or Moway also referred to by European settlers as Shaking Hand or Hand Shaker, was the principal leader and war chief of the Kotsoteka band of the Comanche during the 1860s and 1870s, following the deaths of Kuhtsu-tiesuat in 1864 and Tasacowadi in 1872.

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Battles (1)

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