Hendrick Theyanoguin
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Hendrick Theyanoguin, whose name had several spelling variations, was a Mohawk leader and member of the Bear Clan. He resided at Canajoharie or the Upper Mohawk Castle in colonial New York. He was a S
Engraving of Theyanoguin, 1755
Battle of Lake George
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The Battle of Lake George was fought on 8 September 1755, in the north of the Province of New York. It was part of a campaign by the British to expel the French from North America, in the French and I
Hendrick Theyanoguin
…Haudenosaunee) down here" (i.e. in New York). Contemporary newspapers and broadsheets made much of the fear of this threat. Theyanoguin was killed at the Battle of Lake George on September 8, 1755, on a mission to stop the southern advance of the French army; he was bayonetted after his horse was shot dead. Sir William Johnson…
Benjamin West's depiction of William Johnson sparing Baron Dieskau's life after the battle
The Battle of Lake George (1903) by Albert Weinert depicting Hendrick Theyanoguin and William Johnson
French forts on Lake George.
Postcard of Battle of Lake George from painting by F.C.Yohn (1900)