McGillivray,Alexander

McGillivray,Alexander
Mc·Gil·li·vray (mə-gĭlʹə-vrā'), Alexander. 1759?-1793.
Creek leader who sided with the British during the American Revolution, accepted Spanish aid in resisting U.S. expansion, and signed a peace treaty with the United States (1790).

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  • McGillivray, Alexander — born с 1759 died Feb. 17, 1793, Pensacola, Fla. Principal chief of the Creek Indians in the years following the American Revolution. Of French and Creek descent, he was tutored by whites in Charleston, S.C., before being made a Creek chief.… …   Universalium

  • McGillivray, Alexander — ( 1759–17 feb. 1793, Pensacola, Fla.). Principal jefe de los creeks en los años posteriores a la guerra de independencia de los Estados Unidos. De ascendencia francesa y creek, fue educado por blancos en Charleston, S.C., antes de convertirse en… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Alexander McGillivray — (15 décembre 1750 – 17 février 1793), que certains surnommèrent Emperor Of The Creeks (« Empereur des Creeks »)[1],[2],[3], est un chef politique et militaire du peuple Creek (Mus …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alexander McGillivray — Alexander McGillivray. Alexander McGillivray (nacido el 15 de diciembre de 1750 Fallecido el 17 de febrero de 1793) fue el líder de los indios Creek (Maskoki) durante y después de la Revolución Americana quien trabajó para establecer la identidad …   Wikipedia Español

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  • alexander — /al ig zan deuhr, zahn /, n. (often cap.) a cocktail made with crème de cacao with gin or brandy (brandy alexander) and sweet cream. [1925 30; prob. after the proper name] * * * (as used in expressions) Agassiz Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe… …   Universalium

  • Alexander — /al ig zan deuhr, zahn /, n. 1. See Alexander the Great. 2. Also, Alexandros. Class. Myth. Homeric name for Paris. 3. Franz /frants, franz, frahnts/, 1891 1964, U.S. psychoanalyst, born in Hungary. 4. Grover Cleveland …   Universalium

  • Alexander McGillivray — (December 15, 1750 ndash; February 17, 1793) was a leader of the Creek (Muscogee) Indians during and after the American Revolution who worked to establish a Creek national identity and centralized leadership as a means of resisting American… …   Wikipedia

  • McGillivray — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alexander McGillivray (Muskogee) (1750–1793), kanadischer Politiker der Muskogee Alexander McGillivray (Alberta) (1884–1940), kanadischer Politiker (Alberta Conservative Party) David McGillivray… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • McGillivray — is a surname, and may refer to: In fur trading: Alexander McGillivray, leader of the Creek Indians during and after the American Revolution Duncan McGillivray, explorer and fur trader who accompanied David Thompson on explorations of the North… …   Wikipedia

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