A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Lenape"
Timeline
1626 Peter Minuit, director of the New NetherlandNew Netherland New Netherland , 16141674, was the territory on the eastern coast of North America [i] in the 17th century [i] ...
colony, begins a policy of "purchasing" ManhattanManhattan Manhattan is both the Island of Manhattan and encompasses most of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the five boroughs [i] ...
from the Lenape.
1737 Runner Edward Marshall completes his journey in the Walking Purchase forcing the cession of 1.2 million acres (4,860 kmē) of Lenape-DelawareLenape The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American [i] ...
tribal land to the Pennsylvania Colony.
1758Seven Years' WarSeven Years' War The Seven Years' War, some of the theatres [i] of which are called the Pomeranian War and ...
: French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War The French and Indian War was the nine-year North American chapter of the Seven Years' War [i]. ...
: Mary Campbell is abducted from her home in PennsylvaniaPennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a state [i] in the northeastern [i] ...
by Lenape.
1764 Mary Campbell, a captive of the Lenape during the French and Indian WarFrench and Indian War The French and Indian War was the nine-year North American chapter of the Seven Years' War [i]. ...
, is turned over to forces commanded by Colonel Henry BouquetHenry Bouquet Henry Bouquet was a prominent British Army [i] officer in the French and Indian War [i] and Pontiac's War [i] ...
.
1778 Treaty of Fort Pitt signed, the first formal treaty between the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
and a Native American tribe (the Lenape or Delaware).
1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers - AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
troops force a confederacy of Shawnee, Mingo, DelawareLenape The Lenape or Lenni-Lenape were, in the 1600s, loosely organized bands of Native American [i] ...
, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa and Potawatomi warriors into a disorganized retreat.
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