Battle of Fallen Timbers
The Battle of Fallen Timbers between North American Indians and United States forces took place on August 20, 1794 north of the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee Rivers in western Ohio .
The Indian warriors consisted of an alliance of Anishinabe , Ottawa , Potawatomi , Shawnee , Lenni Lenape and Mingo , led by the Shawnee chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) and the Lenni Lenape chief Buckongahelas . It was the strongest fighting force of the North American Indians until then.
In a series of uprisings presumably initiated by the British, the Indians had previously achieved several victories over US troops and inflicted a heavy defeat on them, particularly in the battle of the Wabash River . However, when faced with an entire army, they did not offer effective resistance. The US troops, led by General Anthony Wayne, destroyed the Indian associations. They then advanced along the Maumee River and destroyed Aboriginal villages and fields. This defeat ultimately led the Indians to sign the Treaty of Greenville the following year, on August 3, 1795 .
See also
literature
- Bruce Johansen, Barry Pritzker. Encyclopedia of American Indian History . ABC-CLIO 2007, ISBN 9781851098187 , pp. 244–246 ( excerpt (Google) )
Web links
- Battle of Fallen Timbers in the Encyclopedia Britannica
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
- Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis - National Park Service site