~ the CURSE OF CORNSTALK ~
~ The CURSE ~
CHIEF CORNSTALK INVOKED HIS FAMOUS CURSE on the Ohio River Valley, all of the LAND & ALL of the PEOPLE on November 10, 1777.
He was at Fort Randolph on a peaceful mission when he was taken captive and murdered...invoking his curse
HERE…JUST THREE YEARS EARLIER HIS LAND, HIS PEOPLES LIVES and WAY of LIVING LIFE in BALANCE and HARMONY with NATURE WERE BRUTALLY STOLEN by THESE VERY SAME INVADING SETTLERS in HAND TO HAND COMBAT in the Battle of Point Pleasant, WV, October 10, 1774
DESPITE ALL OF THIS…HE RETURNED to the Fort on that PEACEFUL MISSION in 1777 with sub-Chief Red-Hawk and another native who were ALL TAKEN INTO CAPTIVITY, ”FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY” according to the settlers
His young son Elinipsico (Allanawissica) was also taken captive when he came to visit his Father
While they were captives there, a soldier hunting deer in the woods nearby was shot by natives.
DESPITE ORDERS the enraged soldiers that found him STORMED the CABIN that CORNSTALK, HIS SON & 2 OTHER WARRIORS WERE HELD CAPTIVE IN…OPENED THE DOOR AND COMMENCED FIRING…
CORNSTALK STOOD PROUD & TALL FACING THEM, WAS SHOT EIGHT TIMES BEFORE HE FELL TO THE FLOOR
RED HAWK TRIED TO ESCAPE UP THE CHIMNEY, WAS CAUGHT & SLAUGHTERED
ALLANAWISSICA WAS SHOT TO DEATH WERE HE SAT
THE OTHER NATIVE WAS STRANGLED TO DEATH
As He lay dying Chief Cornstalk invoked his
FAMOUS CURSE ON THE LAND & PEOPLE THAT STOLE EVERYTHING FROM HIM
MAY THE CURSE OF THE GREAT SPIRIT REST UPON THIS LAND
MAY IT BE BLIGHTED BY NATURE
MAY IT EVEN BE BLIGHTED IN ITS HOPES
MAY THE STRENGTH OF ITS PEOPLE
BE PARALYZED BY THE STAIN OF OUR NATIVE BLOOD
...and so it was...
..and has been for the last 247 years...
We are living in his CURSED LAND TODAY
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Life in the days of Chief Cornstalk as depicted on the Point Pleasant, Wv Floodwall Mural BEFORE the Battle of Point Pleasant, WV
The Battle of Point Pleasant, Wv October 10, 1774. Natives fought in hand to hand combat against invading settlers to save their Land, Lives and Way
During the battle of Point Pleasant Chief Cornsta
October 10, 1774
During the Battle of Point Pleasant Chief Cornstalk heard that reinforcements were on their way to help the Soldiers.
The odds were already overpowering with their being around 1250 soldiers and now even MORE on the WAY
So the Chief decided to RETREAT so that he and his People could live to fight another day
They retreated North across the Ohio River and subsequently they lost their land south of the Ohio River to the invading Settlers
The loss of Soldiers was 81 while the Native loss due to death or wounded being calculated to be 233
After the Battle Chief Cornstalk worked just as hard to bring Peace between the Soldiers and Natives
KATET
Chief Cornstalk fought just as hard and valiantly for Peace as He did in War…this is because Chief Cornstalk & His People believed that they were CHOSEN by their CREATOR to BRING PEACE to ALL OF THE TRIBES…and even between the invading Settlers