Son of the French trader Souligny; also called Cha-kau-cho-ka-ma and, by whites, The Old King; he received commendation and a medal from the British in 1778, and was the grandfather of Chief Oshkosh.

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[Source: Grignon, Augustin. "Seventy-two years' recollections of Wisconsin" at Turning Points in Wis. History (www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/); Wisconsin Historical Collections 18]