William McIntosh

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William McIntosh was a prominent Creek (Muscogee) leader and military figure who allied with the United States in the early 19th century, notably participating in campaigns against other Native American groups and in the First Seminole War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Creek leader ⓘ
Muscogee leader ⓘ
Native American military leader ⓘ
person ⓘ
activity leading Creek warriors in battle ⓘ
negotiating treaties with U.S. officials ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution ⓘ
collaboratedWith U.S. military commanders ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
culture Southeastern Woodlands tribes ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Woodlands
ethnicity Creek ⓘ
Muscogee ⓘ
linked to: Muscogee people

Native American ⓘ
historicalRole intermediary between Creek Nation and United States ⓘ
historicalSignificance his actions accelerated Creek land loss in Georgia and Alabama ⓘ
knownFor Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) ⓘ
controversial land sales of Creek territory ⓘ
signing land cession treaties with the United States ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Muscogee ⓘ
linked to: Muscogee people
legacy remains a controversial figure in Creek history ⓘ
militaryAllegiance United States ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
militaryConflict Creek War ⓘ
First Seminole War ⓘ
notableFor alliance with the United States in the early 19th century ⓘ
participation in campaigns against other Native American groups ⓘ
participation in the First Seminole War ⓘ
role as a Creek (Muscogee) leader ⓘ
opponent Red Stick Creeks ⓘ
Upper Creek faction ⓘ
politicalAlignment pro‑U.S. Creek faction ⓘ
positionHeld Creek headman ⓘ
chief of the Lower Creek ⓘ
region Southeastern United States ⓘ
residence Lower Creek territory ⓘ
significantEvent execution by fellow Creeks for unauthorized land cession ⓘ
timePeriod early 19th century ⓘ

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First Seminole War → commander → William McIntosh ⓘ
Lachlan McIntosh → sibling → William McIntosh (brother) ⓘ
linked to: William McIntosh
Treaty of Indian Springs (1825) → CreekSignatoryLeader → William McIntosh, Jr. ⓘ
linked to: William McIntosh
Creek–American relations → hasKeyFigure → William McIntosh ⓘ