St. Clair's defeat
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St. Clair's defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the Unite
1895 illustration of the battle by Rufus Fairchild Zogbaum
This lithograph of Little Turtle is reputedly based upon a lost portrait by Gilbert Stuart that was destroyed when the British burned Washington in 1814.
General Richard Butler
Portrait of William Darke by Frederick Kemmelmeyer made after the battle
Arthur St. Clair
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Arthur St. Clair was a Scottish-born American military officer and politician. Born in Thurso, Caithness, he served in the British Army during the French and Indian War before settling in the Province
St. Clair's defeat
…party numbered over 1,000 warriors, including many Potawatomis from eastern Michigan. The opposing force of about 1,000 Americans was led by General Arthur St. Clair. A surprise Native American attack at dawn overwhelmed the Americans. Of the 1,000 officers and men under St. Clair, only twenty-four escaped unharmed…
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1783
A Narrative printed by Jane Aitken
St. Clair signed check while Governor of Northwest Territory (1796)