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Seneca warriors defeat British forces at the Battle of Devil's Hole during Pontiac's War.
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Seneca people
Federally-recognized Iroquois Indigenous peoples of the Eastern Woodlands
The Seneca are a group of Indigenous Iroquoian-speaking people who historically lived south of Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes in North America. Their nation was the farthest to the west within the Six Nations or Iroquois League (Haudenosaunee) in New York before the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Battle of Devil's Hole
1763 battle of Pontiac's Rebellion
The Battle of Devil's Hole, known to the Anglo-Americans as the Devil's Hole Massacre, was fought near Niagara Gorge in present-day New York state on September 14, 1763, between a detachment of the British 80th Regiment of Light Armed Foot and about 300 Seneca warriors during…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Pontiac's War
1763 conflict by indigenous Native Americans against the British in Canada
Pontiac's War was launched in 1763 by a confederation of Native Americans who were dissatisfied with British rule in the Great Lakes region following the French and Indian War (1754–1763). Warriors from numerous nations joined in an effort to drive British soldiers and settlers…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)