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Governor Blacksnake
Tah-won-ne-ahs or Thaonawyuthe (born between 1737 and 1760, died December 26, 1859), known in English as either Chainbreaker to his own people or Governor Blacksnake to the European settlers, was a Seneca war chief and sachem. Along with other Iroquois war chiefs (most notably Mohawk leader Joseph Brant), he led warriors to fight on the side of the British during the American Revolutionary War from 1777 to 1783. He was prominent for his role at the Battle of Oriskany, in which the Loyalist and allied forces ambushed a force of Patriots. After the war, he supported his maternal uncle, Handsome Lake, as a prominent religious leader. Chainbreaker allied with the United States in the War of 1812 and later encouraged some accommodation to European-American settlers, allowing missionaries and teachers on the Seneca reservation. Importantly, he also led a successful postwar struggle in New York in the 1850s after white men illegally bought Seneca land. He helped gain a New York St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Phillips (painter)
John Phillips or Philips may refer to: Academics * John Edward Philips (born 1952), American historian *John Phillips (educator) (1719–1795), American educator and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy *John Phillips (priest) (1879–1947), Welsh schoolmaster, Dean of Monmouth *John Phillips (lawyer), English law professor and head of King's College School of Law Arts and entertainment *John Phillip (poet) (fl. 1561), English poet and dramatist *John Phillips (fl. 1570–1591), English writer and poet *John Phillips (author) (1631–1706), English author and secretary to John Milton *John Philips (1676–1709), British poet *John Phillips (artist) (1808–after 1842), English illustrator and portraitist *John Sanborn Phillips (1861–1949), American writer and founder of ''McClure's Magazine'' *John Phillips (actor) (1914–1995), British actor *John Phillips (photographer) (1914–1996), Algerian-American photographer for ''Life'' magazine *John P. Marquand (a.k.a. John Phillips, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
