Dec 23, 2009

Salem on History | Hopocan

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Series: American Indians Ready Reference
Categories: Government and Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Foreign Affairs, Military History
Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Native Americans, American Indians
Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), American Revolutionary History (1776-1788), American Indian History, American Early National History (1789-1815)

Article abstract: A hereditary war chief, Hopocan battled Americans during the French and Indian War, Pontiac's Rebellion, and the American Revolution{$IAmerican Revolution;and Lenni Lenape[Lenni Lenape]}.

Allied with the French during the French and Indian War, Hopocan led the war faction of his tribe against Gelelemend's peace faction. He participated in Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763 and was captured at Fort Pitt. With the cessation of hostilities, Hopocan settled on the Muskingum River in Ohio.

During the American Revolution, Hopocan led several raids on...

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Salem on History | Hopocan

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