Hair Buyer Hamilton

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British colonial official fur trader human military officer

Hair Buyer Hamilton is the nickname of Henry Hamilton, a figure known for his involvement in the fur trade and frontier conflicts in North America during the 18th century.

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Label	Occurrences
Hair Buyer Hamilton canonical	2

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colonial official ⓘ fur trader ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
allegedAction	offering bounties for enemy scalps ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Henry Hamilton ⓘ Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton ⓘ
associatedWith	Native American allies of the British ⓘ fur trade networks in the Great Lakes ⓘ
capturedBy	George Rogers Clark ⓘ
capturedDuring	Illinois campaign ⓘ surface form: Illinois campaign of the American Revolutionary War
capturedIn	Vincennes, Indiana ⓘ surface form: Vincennes
centuryOfActivity	18th century ⓘ
conflict	American Revolutionary War ⓘ frontier warfare in the Ohio Valley ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
ethnicGroup	British ⓘ
hasFamilyName	Hamilton ⓘ
hasGivenName	Henry ⓘ
historicalReputation	portrayed as a symbol of British-sponsored frontier brutality ⓘ viewed negatively by many American contemporaries ⓘ
militaryBranch	British Army ⓘ
nickname	Hair Buyer Hamilton self-link ⓘ The Hair Buyer ⓘ
nicknameExplanation	American settlers accused him of paying Native American warriors for American scalps ⓘ
notableFor	encouraging Native American raids against American frontier settlements ⓘ involvement in the fur trade in the Great Lakes region ⓘ role in frontier conflicts in North America during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ
occupation	colonial administrator ⓘ fur trader ⓘ soldier ⓘ
opponent	American revolutionaries ⓘ George Rogers Clark ⓘ
partOf	British colonial administration in Canada ⓘ
placeOfActivity	Detroit ⓘ Great Lakes region ⓘ Ohio Valley region ⓘ surface form: Ohio Valley
positionHeld	British commander at Fort Detroit ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of Detroit ⓘ
region	British America ⓘ surface form: British North America
roleInHistory	key British figure in the struggle for control of the western frontier during the American Revolution ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Hamilton → nickname → Hair Buyer Hamilton ⓘ

Hair Buyer Hamilton → nickname → Hair Buyer Hamilton self-link ⓘ