Kekewepelethy (died c. 1808), also known as Captain Johnny, was the principal civil chief of the Shawnees in the Ohio Country during the Northwest Indian...
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of the Maumee and Auglaize Rivers, where the principal Shawnee chief Kekewepelethy had already settled. This move had been encouraged by British Indian...
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Kakowatcheky (d. ca. 1755), significant leader and Shawnee chief: 500 Kekewepelethy ("Captain Johnny", d. c. 1808), principal civil chief of the Shawnees...
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was recognized as one of the leading Shawnee war chiefs. Along with Kekewepelethy (Captain Johnny) and Shemanetoo, he became a prominent military leader...
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were taken as hostages back to Kentucky. In August 1787, Shawnee chief Kekewepelethy arranged for the release of the Shawnee hostages, using Daniel Boone...
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