Dan Bullock died at age 15 in and efforts to recognize the young African-American Marine continue and are highlighted in this Military Times documentary. An cavalry clash at Boonsboro, Md. Get inside articles from the world's premier publisher of history magazines. By the October of the same year, the siege was lifted and Pontiac and his followers withdrew to the Illinois Country.
The influence of Pontiac declined after the failed Fort Detroit siege. Pontiac was assassinated on April 20, , by a Peoria warrior whose name has not been preserved. Pontiac Ottawa Leader. In Wikipedia. Retrieved March 1, from Wikipedia. Pontiac's War. Nevertheless, they had succeeded in providing the fort at Detroit with reinforcements and supplies, which allowed it to hold out against the Indians into the fall.
The major forts at Pitt and Niagara likewise held on, but the united tribes captured eight other fortified posts. At these forts, the garrisons were wiped out, relief expeditions were repulsed, and nearby frontier settlements were destroyed. Failing to persuade tribes in the West to join his rebellion, and lacking the hoped-for support from the French, Pontiac finally signed a treaty with the British in In , he was murdered by a Peoria tribesman while visiting Illinois.
His death led to bitter warfare among the tribes, and the Peorias were nearly wiped out. But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us! Called the U. View all items related to Chief Pontiac. All Rights Reserved. Skip to main content.
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