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Commanding the confederation of Native American tribes in 1794
Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) of the Shawnee was born in the mid-18th century.
In 1774, he was one of several Native American leaders in the battle of Pt. Pleasant (W.Va.) in Lord Dunmore's War. Weyapiersenwah fought as an ally to the British during the American Revolution, and by the late 1780s he had settled in the Maumee valley.
Weyapiersenwah and Michikinikwa (Little Turtle) of the Miami were the main leaders of the Native American confederation that defeated federal troops under Generals Josiah Harmar (1790) and Arthur St. Clair (1791). Weyapiersenwah then took sole command of the Native American tribes and in 1794 led the Native American forces in their defeat to Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Falling back for protection from the British at Fort Miamis, the Native Americans found the gates to the fort closed. The conflict was over.
With others, Weyapiersenwah signed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. In 1805, he signed the treaty of Fort Industry, ceding parts of northern Ohio to the United States.
Weyapiersenwah died about 1810, probably in the Detroit River region.
Sources: Dictionary of Canadian Biography, by University of Toronto Press, 1983.
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