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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Little Turtle c.1752-1812, chief of the Miami , born in a Miami village near present-day Fort Wayne, Ind. He was noted for his oratorical powers, military skill, and intelligence. He was a principal commander of the Native Americans in the defeat of Gen. Josiah Harmar on the Miami River in 1790 and of Gen. Arthur St. Clair on the Wabash River in 1791. After several attacks on the forces of Gen. Anthony Wayne , he counseled peace but was overruled. Consequently he was not in command at Fallen Timbers . He reluctantly signed the Treaty of Greenville (Ohio) in 1795, ceding a great part... Read more

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...Greenville (1795), which ceded to the U.S. much of Ohio and parts of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. He then advocated peace and prevented the Miami from joining the Shawnee confederacy of Tecumseh . Little Turtle Little Turtle Little Turtle Read more

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Turtle There are about 260 species of turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. They range in size from the leatherback...inches) in length and weigh less than 100 grams (a few ounces). Turtles are no longer classified as reptiles but are considered a distinct... Read more

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