USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Little Turtle and Shawnee chief Tecumseh led the Miami and Shawnee people to resist white settlers in the western part of Ohio. They successfully defeated United States soldiers led by Josiah Harmar in October 1790 and soldiers led by Arthur St. Clair in 1791.

Detailed explanation-2: -Little Turtle, (born c. 1752, near Fort Wayne, Indiana-died July 14, 1812, Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.), American Indian, chief of the Miami, who achieved fame during the turbulent period when the U.S. Congress launched a punitive campaign against the Indians who were raiding settlers in the Northwest Territory.

Detailed explanation-3: -His Miami name was Mishikinakwa, but the English called him Little Turtle. Mishikinakwa was born in 1752 in a village close to where Fort Wayne would later be built. His mother was a Mahican and his father a Miami Chief. Little Turtle was destined to become the greatest of all the Miami Chiefs.

Detailed explanation-4: -Little Turtle is generally credited with leading a coalition force of about 1, 000 warriors that routed the U.S. forces near the headwaters of the Wabash River on November 4, 1791. The battle remains the U.S. Army’s worst defeat by American Indians, with 623 federal soldiers killed and another 258 wounded.

Detailed explanation-5: -Little Turtle, military leader of the Miami Indians of the late 18th century, was born on the Eel River some 20 miles northeast of Fort Wayne, Indiana. A lover of good companionship, fine food and good humor, Little Turtle was a powerful orator who counseled moderation at all times.