Blacksnake
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)
Article abstract: Blacksnake was present at, and later recalled in memoirs, many significant events involving the Iroquois between 1775 and 1850.
A principal chief of the Seneca, Chain Breaker, or Governor Blacksnake, was an honored warrior and leader in combat, but he was not one of the fifty sachems of the confederacy. The exact date of his birth is not known, but he is thought to have lived almost a hundred years. He was present on the English side at the Battle of Oriskany, New York, in 1777, and his memoirs discuss the Wyoming and Cherry Valley,...
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