In the Illinois Country, Weas, Kickapoos, and…
May 1763 CE
They lure soldiers outside for a council, and take the twenty-man garrison captive without bloodshed.
The Native Americans around Fort Ouiatenon have good relations with the British garrison, but emissaries from Pontiac at Detroit had convinced them to strike.
The warriors apologize to the commander for taking the fort, saying that "they were obliged to do it by the other Nations."
In contrast with other forts, the Natives do not kill the British captives at Ouiatenon.
People
Groups
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee, also known as the League of Peace and Power, Five Nations, or Six Nations)
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Wyandot, or Wendat, or Huron people (Amerind tribe)
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Miami (Amerind tribe)
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Lenape or Lenni-Lenape (later named Delaware Indians by Europeans)
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Ojibwa, or Ojibwe, aka or Chippewa (Amerind tribe)
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Odawa, or Ottawa, people (Amerind tribe)
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Seneca (Amerind tribe)
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Mascouten (Amerind tribe)
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Kickapoo people (Amerind tribe)
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Potawatomi (Amerind tribe)
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Wea (Amerind tribe)
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Piankeshaw (Amerind tribe)
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Shawnees, or Shawanos (Amerind tribe)
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Ohio Country
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Illinois Country
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Britain, Kingdom of Great
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Mingo (Seneca-Cayuga Tribe of Oklahoma)
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