During the French war he was in every battle that was fought on the
Susquehannah and Ohio rivers; and was so fortunate as never to have been
taken prisoner.

At Braddock's defeat he took two white prisoners, and burnt them alive in
a fire of his own kindling.

In 1777, he was in the battle at Fort Freeland, in Northumberland county,
Penn. The fort contained a great number of women and children, and was
defended only by a small garrison. The force that went against it
consisted of 100 British regulars, commanded by a Col. McDonald, and 300
Indians under Hiokatoo. After a short but bloody engagement, the fort was
surrendered; the women and children were sent under an escort to the next
fort below, and the men and boys taken off by a party of British to the
general Indian encampment. As soon as the fort had capitulated and the
firing had ceased, Hiokatoo with the help of a few Indians tomahawked
every wounded American while earnestly begging with uplifted hands for
quarters.

The massacre was but just finished when Capts. Dougherty and Boon arrived
with a reinforcement to assist the garrison. On their arriving in sight of
the fort they saw that it had surrendered, and that an Indian was holding
the flag. This so much inflamed Capt. Dougherty that he left his command,
stept forward and shot the Indian at the first fire. Another took the
flag, and had no sooner got it erected than Dougherty dropt him as he had
the first. A third presumed to hold it, who was also shot down by
Dougherty. Hiokatoo, exasperated at the sight of such bravery, sallied out
with a party of his Indians, and killed Capts. Dougherty, Boon, and
fourteen men, at the first fire. The remainder of the two companies