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The Wabash Confederacy, also referred to as the Wabash Indians or the Wabash tribes, was a number of 18th century Native American villagers in the area of the Wabash River in what are now the U.S. states of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
The Battle of the Wabash, also known as St. Clair’s Defeat, named after the expedition’s leader, Major General Arthur St. Clair, occurred on 4 November 1791, and was one of the first tests of the fledgling U.S. Army of the Early Republic.
St. Clair's defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, [3] was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States. The U.S. Army faced the Western Confederacy of Native Americans as part of the Northwest Indian War.
This one-sided clash, known as the Battle of the Wabash or St. Clair’s Defeat, would be the biggest victory ever won by Native Americans over the United States—with far more casualties ...
At the Battle of the Wabash in 1791, Major General Arthur St. Clair and his American army were confronted by a large alliance of American Indians, led by Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket of the Shawnee) and Mishikinakwa (Little Turtle of the Miami).
Tract of ten sections at the Forks of the Wabash, reserved by the treaty of 1826. This cession provides for the relinquishment of the Indian title and the issuance of a patent to John B. Richardville therefor. In township 28 north, ranges 8 and 9 east. No. 33.
Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] The population was 10,666 at the 2010 census. The city is situated along the Wabash River in the county seat of Wabash County. [4] Wabash is notable as claiming to be the first electrically lighted city in the world, which was inaugurated on March 31, 1880.
At the Battle of the Wabash, Native Americans of the Western Confederacy launched a surprise attack on Maj. Gen. Arthur St. Clair’s army.
St. Clair’s defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, was fought on November 4, 1791, in the Old Northwest Territory in present-day Ohio.
On November 4, 1791, a coalition of warriors determined to set the Ohio River as a permanent boundary between tribal lands and white settlements faced an army led by Arthur St. Clair—the resulting horrific struggle ended in the greatest defeat of an American army at the hands of Native Americans.