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Encyclopedia > Captain Jack

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Captain Jack may also be: Captain Jack in 1864 Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack (circa 1837 - October 3, 1873), was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California and Oregon, and was their leader during the Modoc War. ... Captain Jack is a song by Billy Joel, featuring on his 1973 album Piano Man. ... This article is about the German band. ... Robert William Bob Hoskins Jr. ... Jack Harkness, also known as Captain Jack (an alias; his real name is, as yet, unrevealed), is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and one of its spin-offs, Torchwood. ... The following is a list of minor characters in the BBC science fiction television series Torchwood, including supporting characters, and important human villains. ... Captain Jack Harkness is an episode in the British science fiction television series Torchwood, which was broadcast on 1 January 2007. ... Captain Jack Sparrow is a fictional pirate and one of the primary characters of the Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), Dead Mans Chest (2006), and the as-of-yet unreleased third installment, At Worlds End (2007). ... Jack Aubrey (Russell Crowe) on the poster of Master and Commander Jack Aubrey is a fictional character in the Aubrey–Maturin series of novels by Patrick OBrian. ... The Adventures of Captain Jack is a furry comic book created by Mike Kazaleh about the misadventures of a shady private starship captain and his misfit crew. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... This article is about the television series. ...


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Captain Jack - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (745 words)
Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack (died October 3, 1873), was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California and Oregon, and was their leader during the Modoc War.
Captain Jack's advisers, apparently not attuned to relevant differences between Modoc and Euro-American culture, suggested that the Army would leave in response to killing their leader, Gen.
To bolster his influence, Jack agreed to their plan: he called for a meeting with the commission (of which Canby was by then the chair) with the intention of killing them.
Captain Jack - definition of Captain Jack in Encyclopedia (557 words)
Captain Jack's advisors suggested that the Army would leave if their leader, General Edward Canby, were killed.
Jack was shamed, the group even dressed him in the clothing of a Modoc woman, symbolicly stripping him of his manhood.
Captain Jack was taken to Fort Klamath, Oregon, and on October 3, was hanged with three of his warriors for the murder of General Canby and the negotiators.
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