Battle of Fallen Timbers
The Battle of Fallen Timbers (20 August 1794) was the last battle of the Northwest Indian War. The battle was between the Native Americans of the Northwest Indian Confederacy and the United States. British were allied with the Natives. The battle was in northeastern Ohio. There had been a tornado. The tornado ripped down trees. That is where the name Fallen Timbers comes from. General Anthony Wayne led the United States. General Charles Scott supported Wayne with the Kentucky Militia. Blue Jacket was the Shawnee Chief and military leader. Egushawa was chief and
Battle of Fallen Timbers | |||||||
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Part of the Northwest Indian War | |||||||
![]() Charge of the Dragoons at Fallen Timbers by R. T. Zogbaum, 1895 | |||||||
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Western Confederacy ![]() | ||||||
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Blue Jacket Egushawa Little Turtle Buckongahelas ![]() | ||||||
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3,000 | 1,300 | ||||||
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33 killed 100 wounded | 25–40 killed | ||||||
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military leader of the Ottawas. The battle only lasted about one hour. The Natives lost against the United States. Natives had to give up their lands in the Northwest Territory in the Treaty of Greenville and Jay's Treaty (1795).[1][2]
References
change- ↑ "Battle of Fallen Timbers". HISTORY. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
- ↑ "Battle of Fallen Timbers - Ohio History Central". ohiohistorycentral.org. Retrieved 2022-08-04.