Battle of Fallen Timbers
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The Battle of Fallen Timbers was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between the Northwestern Confederacy and United States for control of the Northwest Territory. The battle took
1895 illustration of the battle
The Legion of the United States makes contact with the Western Confederacy on 20 August 1794.
Fallen Timbers Battle
Site of Fort Miami
William Henry Harrison
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William Henry Harrison was the ninth president of the United States from March to April 1841. He died 31 days into his term, making him the shortest serving president and the first president to die in
Battle of Fallen Timbers
…in disarray, as the center elements had rushed forward while the wings had remained in position. When asked for orders by his aide-de-camp, Lieutenant William Henry Harrison, Wayne responded "Charge the damned rascals with the bayonet!" Captain Robert Campbell charged first, leading his company of dragoons across 60–100…
Portrait, c. 1840
An engraved portrait print of Harrison at age 27, as a delegate member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the Northwest Territory, by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1800
1915 depiction of Tecumseh, believed to be copying an 1808 sketch
This portrait of Harrison originally showed him in civilian clothes as a congressional delegate in 1800; the uniform was added after service in the War of 1812.