From Ohio History Central Tarhe was born near present-day
Detroit, Michigan, in 1742. He was a Wyandot Indian and
eventually became one of the leaders of his people. Tarhe was
also known by the nickname "The Crane." Some accounts state that
this name is in reference to his tall, slender build. Like most
Indians, Tarhe opposed white settlement of the Ohio Country. He
fought to prevent the invasion of Indian land. In 1763, the
British, in the Proclamation of 1763, told their colonists not
to move west of the Appalachian Mountains because the land
belonged to the Indians. Few settlers listened. As more settlers
moved onto Indian lands, fighting increased between the two
groups. In 1774, the governor of Virginia, John Murray, Lord
Dunmore, sent troops to attack the Indians. Tarhe assisted
Cornstalk, a leader of the Shawnee Indians, against the whites.
The colonists emerged generally victorious from Lord Dunmore's
War. Following Lord Dunmore's War, Tarhe generally supported
peace between the Indians and the white