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.
Portrait of William Darke by Frederick Kemmelmeyer made after the battle
The Northwest Indian War was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory between the United States and a loose confederation of Native American peoples who called themselves the United In
St. Clair's defeat
…4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States. The U.S. Army faced the Northwestern Confederacy of Native Americans as part of the Northwest Indian War. It was "the most decisive defeat in the history of the American military" as well the most substantial victory ever by Native American combatants…
This depiction of the Treaty of Greenville negotiations may have been painted by one of Anthony Wayne's officers.
The Great Indian Council, 1793 (Lewis Foy), depicts the conference near Amherstburg. Seated on chairs from right to left are U.S. commissioners Pickering, Lincoln, and Randolph. The British officer in red may be McKee or Elliot, the Native orator may be Carry-One-About.
The Legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794