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When the Americans sought Native American allies in the Revolutionary War, They looked to form an alliance with some of the Iroquois. It was known that the British wanted Native Allies too so failure to add allies would surely push them into the ranks of the British[1].
Cook proved to be a valuable ally to the Patriots and to Washington. In fact Washington spoke that the chief ,” is now the first Man in the Nation.” Colonel Louis promised to raise an army of men of about four or five hundred. Washington treated the Natives with respect and aimed to impress them by showing his armies strength.[1]].
John Adams who saw the Natives at Cambridge said Colonel Louis ,” spoke English and French as well as Indian.”[1]Louis Cook was present at the siege at Fort Stanwix which resulted in a Patriot Victory. A story that illustrates Cook’s fierceness as a fighter was that“ Lous Atayutaghranghta noticed that an enemy Indian was a crack shot. When the warrior next rose to take aim, Louis fired. That fell will do no more harm.”[1] Declared Louis, who went to take the dead man’s scalp. Colonel Cook was a man of action who could be relied upon especially by the likes of our founding Fathers such as George Washington and John Adams.[2]General Washington even referred to Colonel Louis as ,” our friend.” General Washington was also relieved to hear that Colonel Louis had ,” returned safely from a mission.”
[1]Colonel Louis still fought to make sure that the Natives who fought for the United States earned their full rights as American citizens who bled for this nation. His nation continued to lose their lands and this time, President Washington was unable to help. Louis Cook fought for the United States and was even a good friend to the President but he still couldn’t attain the fair treatment that the rest of the Continental Army seemed to enjoy.
[1] Calloway, Colin G. The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans and the Birth of a Nation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 490.
[1] Brewer, Susan A. The Best Land: Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2024, 58.
[2] Brewer, Susan A. The Best Land: Four Hundred Years of Love and Betrayal on Oneida Territory. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2024, 58.
[1] Calloway, Colin G. The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans and the Birth of a Nation. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 224.
[1] Calloway, Colin G. The Indian World of George Washington: The First President, the First Americans and the Birth of a Nation. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 224.
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edit[1] Barbara Graymont. The Iroquois in the American Revolution, (New York: Syracuse University Press, 1975) 149.