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The Legion of the United States makes contact with the Western Confederacy on 20 August 1794. Fallen Timbers Battle [22]. Captain William Wells, Little Turtle's son-in-law and the commander of Wayne's intelligence company, was wounded along with some of his spies after they were identified spying in a Native American camp the night of 11 August. [23]
The Fallen Timbers Battlefield was the site of the Battle of Fallen Timbers on 20 August 1794. The battle, a decisive American victory over Native American and British opponents, effectively ended the Northwest Indian War , securing the Old Northwest for settlement.
Toledo: 21: Fallen Timbers Battlefield: Fallen Timbers Battlefield: October 15, 1966 : 2 mi (3.2 km) west of Maumee on U.S. Route 24 Monclova Township: 22: First ...
The site of the fort was incorporated with the Fallen Timbers Battlefield into Fallen Timbers Battlefield and Fort Miamis National Historic Site in 1999, under Pub. L. 106–164 (text). The site is managed by the Metropolitan Park District of the Toledo Area (Metroparks), in partnership with the Ohio Historical Society, and is an affiliated ...
The Legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794. On the morning of August 20, the Legion broke camp and marched toward the Maumee River near modern Toledo, Ohio, where the Confederacy had set an ambush. The Legion had been reduced to about 3,000 soldiers and militia, with many soldiers defending the supply trains and forts.
Maumee is the site of Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne's final fort, Fort Deposit, built in Aug. 1794 on his way to the battle of Fallen Timbers. Together with the conclusion of the War of 1812, which preserved most US territory, the end of warfare and defeat of the Native Americans opened the way for American expansion in present-day Ohio. Promoters ...
Leaders of these tribes met there before the Battle of Fallen Timbers with General Anthony Wayne in 1794, which was a pivotal battle for the settlement of the Northwest Territory. Aug. 19, 1794, Wayne built a fort on the bank of the river opposite the rock, named Fort Deposit, because it was a storage depot for ammo and supplies.
Some scholars [who?] believe there were more native warriors involved in the attack of Fort Recovery than at the climactic Battle of Fallen Timbers. The most notable engagement in which the Legion participated was the Battle of Fallen Timbers, southwest of present-day Toledo, Ohio, on 20 August 1794. By the time the Legion reached this area, it ...