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
Little Turtle
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Little Turtle was a Sagamore of the Miami people, who became one of the most famous Native American military leaders. Historian Wiley Sword calls him "perhaps the most capable Indian leader then in th
St. Clair's defeat
…American military" as well the most substantial victory ever by Native American combatants against Euopean-Americans. The Native Americans were led by Little Turtle of the Miamis, Blue Jacket of the Shawnees, and Buckongahelas of the Delawares (Lenape). The war party numbered over 1,000 warriors, including many…
Little Turtle Memorial Plaque
Little Turtle, from U.S. Army Military History Institute
Silhouette of Little Turtle by Robert Wyer