20 Aug 1794 Jahr - Battle of Fallen Timbers

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The last battle in the Northwest Indian War, fought between 3000 US troops led by Generals Anthony Wayne (commander of the Legion of the United States) and Charles Scott (Kentucky militia) and ~1200 Western Confederate warriors led by Chiefs Little Turtle (Miami) and Blue Jacket (Shawnee). The Confederates were also aided by a British company of Canadian militiamen led by Captain Alexander McKillop. Wayne and his men were able to drive the warriors back with a bayonet charge, forcing them towards the British Fort Miami. However, the British in the fort denied the Confederates assistance, unwilling to fight another war with the Americans. This refusal shook Confederate confidence in the ability to defend their homeland, as they had just lost the backing of a valuable and powerful ally. Wayne handily defeated the warriors and the British withdrew from the Northwest Territory. Realizing they had lost their only chance to win the war, the Confederacy sued for peace, agreeing to sign the Treaty of Greenville, which brought the Northwest Indian War to a close. However, Tecumseh, a Shawnee who fought in the battle, was upset at the humiliation his people suffered from the treaty, and in 20 years he rallied tribes to attack the US again.

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