Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle)

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Mishikinakwa, better known as Little Turtle, was a prominent Miami war chief who led Native American confederacy forces to major victories against the United States in the Northwest Indian War during the late 18th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Miami war chief ⓘ
Native American leader ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
alliedWith Lenape (Delaware) ⓘ
linked to: Lenape

Ottawa ⓘ
Potawatomi ⓘ
Shawnee ⓘ
Wyandot ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Little Turtle ⓘ
approximateBirthDate c. 1747 ⓘ
approximateDeathDate July 1812 ⓘ
birthName Mishikinakwa ⓘ
birthPlace near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ
commanded Native American forces at the Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
conflict Northwest Indian War ⓘ
countryOpposed United States of America ⓘ
culturalHeritage Miami ⓘ
deathPlace Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ
defeated forces of General Arthur St. Clair ⓘ
forces of General Josiah Harmar ⓘ
era late 18th century ⓘ
ethnicity Miami ⓘ
hasMonument Little Turtle monument in Fort Wayne, Indiana ⓘ
historicalPeriod post–American Revolutionary era ⓘ
influenced U.S. Indian policy in the Northwest Territory ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
Miami-Illinois ⓘ
laterConvertedTo Roman Catholicism (according to some sources) ⓘ
laterRole advocate for peace with the United States ⓘ
leaderOf Native American confederacy in the Northwest Indian War ⓘ
memberOf Miami people ⓘ
militaryRank war chief ⓘ
nameInEnglish Little Turtle ⓘ
notableFor leadership in the Northwest Indian War ⓘ
leading Native American confederacy forces against the United States ⓘ
occupation military commander ⓘ
war chief ⓘ
opposed U.S. expansion into the Northwest Territory ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of the Monongahela (as a young warrior, according to some accounts) ⓘ
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ
regionOfActivity Northwest Territory ⓘ
religion traditional Miami beliefs ⓘ
residence Kekionga (near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana) ⓘ
signed Treaty of Greenville ⓘ
tribalAffiliation Miami Nation ⓘ
victory Battle of Kekionga ⓘ
Battle of the Wabash ⓘ

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Miami → notableLeader → Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle) ⓘ
Kekionga → defendedBy → Miami war chief Little Turtle ⓘ
linked to: Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle)
Kekionga → associatedWithPerson → Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle) ⓘ