Greatest individual warrior.....

[marktwain]

'Mr. Stone is an American citizen, and no American citizen may be forced into the service of a foreign prince. We fought England for that
in ë12 and weíll fight all hell for it again!'

'Foreign?' said the stranger. 'And who calls me a foreigner?'

'Well, I never yet heard of the dev -- of your claiming American citizenship,' said Dan'l Webster with surprise.

'And who with better right?' said the stranger, with one of his terrible smiles. 'When the first wrong was done to the first Indian, I was there.
When the first slaver put out for the Congo, I stood on her deck. Am I not in your books and stories and beliefs, from the first settlements on?
Am I not spoken of, still, in every church in New England? 'Tis true the North claims me for a Southerner, and the South for a Northerner,
but I am neither. I am merely an honest American like yourself--and of the best descent--for, to tell the truth, Mr. Webster,
though I don't like to boast of it, my name is older in this country than yours.' This prompts Webster to recourse to Stone's rights as an American :

'Aha!' said Dan'l Webster, with the veins standing out in his forehead. 'Then I stand on the Constitution! I demand a trial for my client!'

'The case is hardly one for an ordinary court,' said the stranger, his eyes flickering. 'And, indeed, the lateness of the hour-'

'Let it be any court you choose, so it is an American judge and an American jury!' said Dan'l Webster in his pride.
'Let it be the quick or the dead; I'll abide the issue!'

[Elijah]

Originally Posted by marktwain

The Bad Arse List:
"so it is an American judge and an American jury." A jury of the damned then enters, "with the fires of hell still upon them." They had all done evil, and had all played a part in the USA: Walter Butler, a Loyalist
Simon Girty, a Loyalist
Indian chief Metacomet, referred to as "King Philip"
Governor Thomas Dale
Thomas Morton, a rival of the Plymouth Pilgrims
The pirate Edward Teach, also known as Blackbeard
Reverend John Smeet[1]

After five other unnamed jurors enter (Benedict Arnold not among them, he being out "on other business"), the "Judge" enters last – John Hathorne, the infamous and unrepentant executor of the Salem witch trials.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dev...Daniel_Webster

Love that film. I named my cat Simone Simon' for the actress who played the Devil's familiar. Of course Simone Simon' was also known for the lead role in the 1940s classic, The Cat People.

[Lance Williams]

Another contender would have to be Peter Francisco.

http://www.revolutionarywararchives.org/francisco.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jRyxgip5ew

[Anthrax]

Originally Posted by Gluteus Maximus

The "Greatest Individual Warrior in North American History?"

IMHO That's tough to answer.

Would Audie Murphy count?

I would agree with Audie Murphy.