Daniel Ninham
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Government and Politics
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Indian History
Article abstract: Daniel Ninham sought the return of Mahican lands and fought on the colonial side during the American Revolution{$IAmerican Revolution;and Mahican[Mahican]}.
Daniel Ninham was a leader of a Mahican band in Westenhuck, New York, who allied with Sir William Johnson and the British against the French in the last of several colonial wars in North America (1754-1763). He took part in the Battle of Lake George, September 8, 1755.
As the war with France neared its conclusion, Ninham traveled to England with other native leaders, principally...
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