Cornstalk (Shawnee leader) - Wikipedia When the British American colonies began expanding into the Ohio Country, Cornstalk played a major part in defense of the Shawnee homeland He was the primary Shawnee war chief in Lord Dunmore's War (1774), leading Shawnees and other Native warriors against colonists in the Battle of Point Pleasant
Dictionary of Virginia Biography - Cornstalk (d. 10 November 1777 . . . Cornstalk (d 10 November 1777), Shawnee leader, whose Indian name was variously rendered in colonial records as Comblade, Coolesqua, Hokoleskwa, Keightughque, Semachquaan, and Tawnamebuck, may have been a son or grandson of the Shawnee leader Paxinosa, a man known to be friendly to the British
Chief Cornstalk 1720 - 1777 - Ya-Native Network Cornstalk, who had previously negotiated treaties with the British and Americans, attempted to negotiate a new treaty to avoid more bloodshed However, his efforts were unsuccessful, and he was arrested by American soldiers at Fort Randolph
Hokoleskwa (Cornstalk) - Encyclopedia Virginia Cornstalk was a moderate leader who wanted the Shawnee to stay out of war with white settlers However, when overruled by other members of his tribe, he led the Shawnee warriors at the Battle of Point Pleasant
Shawnee Chief Cornstalk - AAA Native Arts Chief Cornstalk was a prominent leader of the Shawnee nation just prior to the American Revolution His name, Hokoleskwa, translates loosely into “stalk of corn” in English, and is spelled Colesqua in some accounts He was also known as Keigh-tugh-qua and Wynepuechsika
Murder of Chief Cornstalk, Point Pleasant Floodwall - Clio The murder of the Shawnee leader Cornstalk (Hokoleskwa) on November 10, 1777 by rebel-allied colonists at Fort Randolph in what became the town of Point Pleasant is one of the most significant events of the American War for Independence to occur in what is now West Virginia
Cornstalk Shawnee Chief - Native American Totems Did his people call him Cornstalk? His name has been recorded as Hokolesqua, Colesqua and Keigh-tugh-qua in the languages of the Native Americans and was freely translated by the white men to mean “blade of corn” and became known to most as Cornstalk