Rick Hill, Behind the Scenes

11/04/2012
• Warriors from the Onondaga Nation, the capital
of the Confederacy, were led by Hoh-a-hoa-qua,
(Capt. La Fort), and fought at Chippawa and
served as scouts at Lundy's Lane.
• Ho-ha-hoa-qua (“He Lived With Them”) was
killed at Battle of Chippawa on July 6, 1814.
• His 20 year-old son, Abram La Forte (De-hat-katons
– Looking All Over) was by his father’s side
and carried his body from the field.
• Abram latter became the Onondaga FireKeeper.
• Cornelius Doxtator, an Oneida chief, was pursued by five or
six mounted Wyandots. They passed near him, and
knowing well the Indian rules of warfare, he stood erect and
firm, looking them full in the face; they passed him
unharmed. Doxtater was shot just as he leaped a fence near
by, upon which the Wyandots wheeled and rode off
• (Clark 1849 1:340).
• Doxtator was shot, when a Chippawa ran up, tomahawked
& scalped him; & with others, captured Doxtator's two boys,
Daniel and George, respectively 17 & 15, who were near
their father. But some Oneidas shot the Chippawa as he was
clambering a fence, tomahawked & scalped him, &
recovered the prisoner boys.
• (Draper: 200)
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