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He fought in the 1754-1763 War. He does not show up in history until the commencement of the so called Revolutionary War, in 1774. He supposedly granted an island to the English in 1774 yet that may be misleading. The island was not far from Fort Detroit which means chief Agashaway was preparing to lay siege to Fort Detroit. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders were preparing to war upon the whites who were letting known their intentions of trying to advance west again. | He fought in the 1754-1763 War. He does not show up in history until the commencement of the so called Revolutionary War, in 1774. He supposedly granted an island to the English in 1774 yet that may be misleading. The island was not far from Fort Detroit which means chief Agashaway was preparing to lay siege to Fort Detroit. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders were preparing to war upon the whites who were letting known their intentions of trying to advance west again. | ||
It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. He may have sent the Indian soldiers to the Virginia region to fight the whites, in 1774. After the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, white settlers crept into the Kentucky region. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders knew what their future foretold and were anxious to retaliate. <br> | It is believed that chief Egushawa or Agashaway, was possibly related to chief Pontiac. Chief Agashaway may have been the highest ranking Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the 1774-1794 War. He may have sent the Indian soldiers to the Virginia region to fight the whites, in 1774. After the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix, white settlers crept into the Kentucky region. Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders knew what their future foretold and were anxious to retaliate. <br> | ||
Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers killed and took captive, many of the white invaders. In 1774, the whites rose up in open rebellion. It's known as the American Revolutionary War. Chief Agashaway led the war from the Michigan region. The strategy of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military was to kill as many of the invading whites. Both civilian and military. Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders sent their soldiers east to fight the whites. Their weapons were bows and arrows. They didn't need musket guns during those times. They could dominate their foes using the simple bow and arrow. However, they | Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers killed and took captive, many of the white invaders. In 1774, the whites rose up in open rebellion. It's known as the American Revolutionary War. Chief Agashaway led the war from the Michigan region. The strategy of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military was to kill as many of the invading whites. Both civilian and military. Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders sent their soldiers east to fight the whites. Their weapons were bows and arrows. They didn't need musket guns during those times. They could dominate their foes using the simple bow and arrow. | ||
However, they used gun powder during their wars. They probably learned early on how to make their own gun powder. They may have had cannons (probably taken from the whites) yet they knew gun powder could be used in other ways. So during the 1774-1794 War, they frequently attacked locations where the whites had ample supplies of gun powder. They did so for two reasons. To increase their gun powder supplies and decrease the gun powder supplies of their white enemies. | |||
Chief Agashaway led the Saulteaux Ojibwa's during the duration of the 1774-1794 War. During the latter part of the war, chief Agashaway continued to lead Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers into battle. He led them during the November 4, 1791 St. Clairs defeat which is also known as the Battle of the Wabash. | |||
During the August 20, 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, chief Agashaway was seriously wounded. He knew during the latter stages of the long 1774-1794 War, that his people were tired of the conflict. Some of them | |||
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