JJCLUB-SET-9-C
Consignment
This is a Consignment sale item we are offering. It comes in its original box and is in like-new condition.
John Jenkins Designs JJ Club Set #9 Captain John Norton "The Snipe", Mohawk War Chief
The War of 1812
This is set #275 of 334, Limited Edition. The original numbered card is still in the box with the figure.
Captain John Norton or “The Snipe” was the son of a Cherokee father
and a Scottish mother. Norton was a resourceful, intelligent war chief
who participated in almost every major battle of the Niagara campaigns.
After Tecumseh, he was the most successful British native leader of the
war.
With the outbreak of the War of 1812 between Britain and the
United States, Norton was given the rank of Captain in the British Army.
He recruited Grand River Mohawk and others and led them at the Battle
of Queenston Heights (13 October 1812). After the death of Sir Isaac
Brock early in the battle, Norton led the Mohawk in the attack on the
American troops. The action proved decisive, for it gave General Sheaffe
time to prepare a successful counter attack and crush the American
force.