The Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca) In The American Revolution
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This book surveys the literature on the American Revolution and provides the story of the Onöndowa'ga:' (Seneca Nation) in the American Revolution. The ‘Seneca version’ of the American Revolution is included based on Governor Blacksnake’s account. In 1850, Lyman Draper interviewed Blacksnake on the Allegany Territory. Draper became a librarian and Secretary for the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from 1854 to 1886. Blacksnake’s first-hand stories recorded by Draper are preserved at the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin.
An original drawing of the Seneca leader Governor Blacksnake and the burning of a Seneca village by Seneca artist William Crouse, Sr. are included in the book. Linley Logan's drawing of my clan Hadinyahdë:h (Turtle) is shared as well.
Nëhdöwes Randy A. John
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright & Acknowledgements ii
Table of Contents iii
Original artwork by William Crouse, Sr. v
Introduction: American Revolution and Haudenosaunee Neutrality 1
Table 1: American Revolutionary Indian Battles 3
Onöndowa’ga:’ Gawë:nö’ (Seneca Language used in this book) 4
Chapter One: The Onöndowa'ga:' Neutrality and Recruitment
in the American Revolution 5
Original Artwork of Tëwö:nya's by William Crouse, Sr.
Onöndowa'ga:' Hodiswë׳gaiyo׳ (Hawk Clan) 18
Chapter Two: Theres No Turning Back Now, the Loss of Warriors
will be the Cost of British Alliance
in the Quest for Our Survival 29
Chapter Three: The Forest Encounter, Cobleskill, and Wyoming 35
Table 2: Haudenosaunee American Revolutionary Battles 36
Chapter Four: Cherry Valley 43
Chapter Five: Minisink and Fort Freeland 49
Chapter Six: Brodhead Campaign 59
Chapter Seven: Newtown 69
Chapter Eight: Ode:gëh (It Is Scorched) 73
Table 3: Town's Burnt by Sullivan's Troops 73
Chapter Nine: The Encampment at Fort Niagara 85
Chapter Ten: Warfare Continues 91
Chapter Eleven: The Hanyö׳öh (white man) War Ends
but Not the Onöndowa'ga:'-American War 99
2024
Book, 125 Pages
