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	blue jacket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Weyapiersenwah is best remembered for leading a confederacy of tribes into battle against the forces of Anthony Wayne in what came to be known as the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		This action was a victory for the U.S. and led to the dissolution of the confederacy and the cessation of land under the Treaty of Greenville, of which Weyapiersenwah was one of the signatories.
		Weyapiersenwah also signed the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry, ceding parts of northern Ohio to the U.S. After this event he disappears from the historical record.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Blue_Jacket.html (195 words)

	Fallen Timbers/Weyapiersenwah Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) of the Shawnee was born in the mid-18th century.
		Weyapiersenwah and Michikinikwa (Little Turtle) of the Miami were the main leaders of the Native American confederation that defeated federal troops under Generals Josiah Harmar (1790) and Arthur St. Clair (1791).
		Weyapiersenwah then took sole command of the Native American tribes and in 1794 led the Native American forces in their defeat to Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
	www.heidelberg.edu /FallenTimbers/FTbio-BlueJacket.html (213 words)

	Weyapiersenwah (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Little is known of his life; there was some contemporary conjecture that was in fact Marmaduke Van Swearingen a Virginia settler who was captured by the during the American Revolution.
		Weyapiersenwah is best remembered for leading a of tribes into battle against the forces Anthony Wayne in what came to be known the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		Weyapiersenwah also signed the 1805 Treaty of Fort Industry ceding parts northern Ohio to the U.S. After this event disappears from the Anglo historical record though has Shawnee tribal descendants to present day most probably could complete this record.
	www.freeglossary.com /Weyapiersenwah (147 words)

	Michikinikwa - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A third expedition under the command of Gen. Anthony Wayne gave Michikinikwa pause; after having observed the rigorous training of U.S. troops and after an exploratory attack on Fort Recovery (June 30-July 1, 1794), Michikinikwa counseled negotiation rather than battle.
		He was overridden by the confederacy, and ceded command to Weyapiersenwah, although retaining leadership of the Miami tribesmen.
		The confederacy was defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, which led to capitulation via the Treaty of Greenville.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Michikinikwa (335 words)

	ECC Forum & Fellowship - Fallen Timbers Battlefield
		Two ill-fated U.S. military expeditions, led by Generals Josiah Harmar (1790) and Arthur St. Clair (1791), were defeated by a confederation of Native American tribes led by Michikinikwa (Litte Turtle) of the Miami.
		On Aug. 20, 1794, Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his Legion of the United States met and defeated the confederated tribes, led by Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) of the Shawnee and Michikinikwa, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		Despite later attempts by Native Americans under Tecumseh of the Shawnee to halt white encroachment, the loss at Fallen Timbers and the ensuing Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened the lands of the Northwest Territory to white settlement and initiated the closing of them to Native Americans.
	ecclesia.org /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=453 (192 words)

	Shawnee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This alliance was broken up by the Americans, leading to the Shawnee's expulsion to Oklahoma.
		Blue Jacket, also known as Weyapiersenwah, was an important predecessor to Tecumseh, and a leader in the Northwest Indian War.
		Blue Jacket surrendered to General "Mad" Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, and signed the Treaty of Greenville, ceding much of Ohio to the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Shawnee_%28tribe%29 (1163 words)

	Anthony Wayne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Chief among these allies was a confederation of the Miami, Shawnee, Leni Lenape and Wyandot tribes which had previously achieved major victories over U.S. forces in1790 and 1791 under the leadership of Michikinikwa of the Miamis.
		On August20, 1794, Wayne mounted an assault on this confederacy, now led by Weyapiersenwah of the Shawnee, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, just south of present-day Toledo, Ohio.
		The battle was a victory for U.S. forces, and led to the signing of the Treaty of Greenville between the tribal confederacy and the UnitedStates on August 3, 1795.
	www.therfcc.org /anthony-wayne-70095.html (649 words)

	Bellefontaine, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name Bellefontaine means "beautiful fountain" in French, and is purported to refer to several springs in the area.
		Around 1777, the Shawnee war leader Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) built a settlement here, known as Blue Jacket's Town.
		Blue Jacket and his band had previously occupied a village along the Scioto River, but with the coming of the American Revolutionary War to the Ohio Country, Blue Jacket and other American Indians who took up arms against the American revolutionaries relocated in order to be closer to their British allies at Detroit.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bellefontaine,_Ohio (1534 words)

	Battle of Fallen Timbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Battle of Fallen Timbers was a conflict between Native American and United States troops thatoccurred August 20, 1794.
		The NativeAmerican forces were an alliance of Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo forces led by the Shawnee leader Weyapiersenwah, one of the strongest Native American alliances to date.
		They had previously achieved severalmajor victories over the United States in a series of insurrections (suspected to have been incited by the British), but when they found themselves face-to-face with a full sized army, they failed tomount an effective resistance.
	www.therfcc.org /battle-of-fallen-timbers-54811.html (149 words)

	Indian Named Blue Jacket - Indian Named Blue Jacket
		Blue Jacket (Shawnee); shelby county ohio historical society - Blue Jacket was born around 1745, but it is not known where as there is no...
		His Indian name was Weyapiersenwah, although there is conjecture by many...
		His Native American name was Weyapiersenwah (also spelled...
	www.jacketsupply.com /indian-named-blue-jacket.html (811 words)

	Towns & Tales: Blue Jacket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Those with a greater knowledge of local history will make an argument for Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket being the impetus.
		This Chief of the Shawnee was named Weyapiersenwah [Blue Jacket] because of the blue hunting jacket he wore.
		His life was one of constantly fighting European settlers encroaching on his land.
	www.hometowntales.com /bluejacket.html (229 words)

	Columbus Blue Jackets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The only remnants of the insect theme is the team mascot, an insect named Stinger.
		The name may have been intended to honour the Shawnee leader Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah), but the team has avoided any Native American symbolism in its marketing.
		The term Blue Jacket is also a reference to the uniform of the Union army in the American Civil War.
	en.mcfly.org /Columbus_Blue_Jackets (408 words)

	Bellefontaine, Ohio - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Bellefontaine, Ohio (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The name means "beautiful fountain" in French, and is purported to refer to several springs in the area.
		thumb Circa 1770, the Shawnee nation built a settlement here, named Blue Jacket's Town after chief Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah).
		The date of the founding of Blue Jacket's Town is not known, but the missionary David Jones writes in his journal that he left this town on January 22, 1773 for Chillicothe.
	www.encyclopedia-glossary.com /en/Bellefontaine-Ohio.html (940 words)

	Blue Jacket (Shawnee); shelby county ohio historical society (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Blue Jacket was born around 1745, but it is not known where as there is no record of him until around the 1790s.
		His Indian name was Weyapiersenwah, although there is conjecture by many historians that he was actually Marmaduke Van Swerangen a Virginia white boy captured by the Shawnee during the Revolutionary War.
		The Indians were so impressed with his skills they eventually made him a chief.
	www.shelbycountyhistory.org /schs/indians/bluejacket.htm (358 words)

	Blue Jacket, War Chief of the Shawnees: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Eckert has done a disservice not only to my family, my tribe, but to that of the Swearingen family as well.
		Blue Jacket, Weyapiersenwah, was Shawnee NOT an adopted white captive!
		My ancestor's first child was born when Marmaduke Swearingen was only two a fact that can be verified through family genealogy-this myth was started by a Swearingen descendant in 1877 and author Eckert picked up on the story and has tried to make it more palatable by creating the illusion it is fact.
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		He was a driven warrior himself and referred to as “Mad” Anthony Wayne by his own men.
		On Aug. 20, 1794, General Anthony Wayne and his United States forces met and defeated the confederated tribes, led by Weyapiersenwah of the Shawnee, at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		Despite later attempts by Native Americans under Tecumseh of the Shawnee to halt the growth of the US, the loss at Fallen Timbers and the ensuing Treaty of Greenville (1795) opened the lands of the Northwest Territory to white settlement and initiated the closing of them to Native Americans.
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	AAA Native Arts - The Battle of Fallen Timbers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		KEYWORDS: famous Indian battles history famous indian war shawnee battle Chippewa battle Ottawa battle Potawatomi battle Shawnee battle Delaware battle Lenape battle Lenni-Lenape battle Mingo battle Shawnee leader Weyapiersenwah indian wars American Indians First Nations Alaskan Natives Indigenous Peoples of America
		The Battle of Fallen Timbers was a conflict between Native American Indians and the United States on August 20, 1794.
		The Native American forces were an alliance of Chippewa, Ottawa, Potawatomi, Shawnee, Delaware, and Mingo forces led by the Shawnee leader Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket).
	www.aaanativearts.com /printout896.html (293 words)

	Memoir of Leonard Covington, Brigadeer General US Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gen. US Army War of 1812 © 2000 Rainbow Woman's Web
		Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah), who more than two years before had repulsed the army of General Harmar and acquired much renown, exercised the chief command in the battle.
		He was associated in command with Little Turtle (Meshekenoghqua), a distinguished chief and councillor of the Miamis who had led the Indians at St. Clair's defeat and who participated actively in this engagement although it was determined upon in opposition to his advice.
	www.rainbowoman.com /publishing/covington-memoir/page11.html (326 words)

	Blue Jacket (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		'''Blue Jacket''' (native name Weyapiersenwah, c.1745–c.1810) was a war chief of the Shawnee people, known for his militant defense of Shawnee lands in the Ohio Country.
		Perhaps the preeminent American Indian leader in the Northwest Indian War, in which a pan-tribal confederacy fought several battles with the nascent United States, he was an important predecessor of the famous Shawnee leader Tecumseh.
		Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society on his identity and war leadership
	blue-jacket.ask.dyndns.dk (560 words)

	Chickamauga Cherokee Indians - Chickamauga Cherokee Nation Indian Genealogy, Native American Genealogy Arkansas History
		The Cherokees under Chief Springfrog then became subject to Spanish Rule, and the lands were then known as Springfrog's Settlement.
		On Aug. 20, 1794, Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne and his Legion of the United States met and defeated the confederated tribes, led by Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) of the Shawnee and Michikinikwa (Little Turtle), at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		The British failed to support their Native allies during this battle which caused resentment among the Indians.
	www.comanchelodge.com /chickamauga-cherokee.html (7574 words)

	OHIO HISTORY LINKS
		This site has extensive information on the Battle of Fallen Timbers
		(Blue Jacket) Weyapiersenwah of the Shawnee and Michikinikwa (Little Turtle) of the Miami
		Study the history of the people by clicking on the timeline
	www.princetonol.com /groups/iad/lessons/middle/ohio.htm (309 words)

	Indiana Local History
		Little Turtle's famed battle humbled U.S. forces, by Michael Hawfield
		Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) - A Shawnee leader of the Native American Confederation, he signed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville after being defeated by Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
		Shooting Star (Tecumseh) - Tecumseh died 5 OCT 1813 at the Battle of the Thames.
	home.att.net /~Local_History/IN_HistoryCAT.htm (6640 words)

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