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He sent 1,000s of Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers to launch massive raids against English settlers. They killed and wounded 1,000s during the war including the 1763 war known as Pontiac's War. By 1763, the English no longer wanted war. A peace treaty was had yet the Saulteaux Ojibwa's knew from prophecy, the whites had evil intentions. The whites only advanced as far west as what is now central Pennsylvania. They had fortifications further west but it was dangerous. They advanced further west down south.  

After 1763, little had changed since 1670. Whites had advanced to what is now eastern New York State, parts of Vermont, parts of New Hampshire, and parts of Maine. Chief Pontiac's war strategy was successful. His soldiers kept the white advance limited.  

He was an important leader during the 1754-1763 War. Though not as powerful a leader as chief Pontiac, chief Minavavana held his own. In 1763, chief Minavavana led a force of Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers against the white fort at Michilimackinac and captured the fort. Chief Minavavana kept up the war with the white invaders and was killed by the English in 1770.  

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 whites as possible. Both civilian and military. Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders sent their soldiers east to fight the whites. Their weapons were bows and arrows.  

An important Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during the War of 1812, chief Sassaba is known historically for his participation in the War of 1812. He was one of the Saulteaux Ojibwa military commanders at the Battle of the Thames. Tecumseh, who was a spy who worked for the whites, supposedly fought and died in the Battle of the Thames. If he was actually killed in that battle, he was killed by Indians.  

Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers were sent to the fortified settlements to try and destroy them. Cuthbert Grant became well known for leading Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers at the Battle of Seven Oaks. The Saulteaux Ojibwa soldiers defeated the whites at that battle. It unofficially ended the War of 1812.  

He was also an important Saulteaux Ojibwa leader during the War of 1812. He was born in 1774. They think he was born near Sault Ste. Marie. He later moved to northern Minnesota then up to Manitoba. During the War of 1812, the English invaded southern Manitoba and established the Red River Colony. It is not known if chief Peguis was a Saulteaux Ojibwa military commander during that conflict. White historians write a deceptive portrait of chief Peguis as being sympathetic towards the whites. That is probably wrong.  

Chief Peguis and the other Saulteaux Ojibwa leaders, allowed the whites to stay in the south of Manitoba. It was a decision chief Peguis later on regretted. For nearly 65 years, the Saulteaux Ojibwa's subjugated the white invaders who lived in southern Manitoba. Some even lived in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Saskatchewan. In 1870, the Red River Colony was allowed independance by the Saulteaux Ojibwa's. However, those whites who lived in Saskatchewan continued to be subjugated by the Saulteaux Ojibwa's. They were not allowed freedom until the late 1870s. Louis Riel was their leader.