billy caldwell

Billy Caldwell (March 17, 1782 – September 28, 1841), known also as Sauganash, a variant spelling of Zhagnash meaning British in the Potawatomi language, was a Métis fur trader who was commissioned captain in the Indian Department of Canada during the War of 1812, and fought alongside Tecumseh at the Battle of Frenchtown and likely all the subsequent battles until their defeat at the Battle of the Thames.