JULY 7TH, 1814: Shortly after the Battle of Chippawa, representatives of New York Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy allied with the United States) met with Grand River First Nations (allied with the British) in an imporatnt council.
During the Battle of Chippawa, First Nations from the Grand River and the Western tribes confronted Haudenosaunee from the Onondowahgah (Tuscorora) and Skaruhreh (Seneca) communities.
In the bloody, fratricidal battle that erupted, American allies lost about 26 men and the allies of the British had 90 casualties. Both sides were dismayed by these huge losses and by the fact that they had been fighting friends and relatives.
Following the council, the majority of Haudenosaurees decided to pursue a course of neutrality for the rest of the war.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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