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Blue Jacket

c. 1743–c. 1808 · 18th century · Also known as Weyapiersenwah

Blue Jacket was a Shawnee war leader in the Ohio country. With Little Turtle of the Miami he led the Western Confederacy of Native nations against American expansion, defeating Josiah Harmar in 1790 and Arthur St. Clair in 1791. After the defeat at Fallen Timbers in 1794 he signed the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, ceding much of Ohio.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Blue Jacket. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/blue-jacket
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