Washington called upon General Anthony Wayne to form and command a new army for the Northwest Indian War.
The Americans wanted to take control of the land North of the Ohio River. They claimed it from Britain and settlers were already moving onto the area. Shawnee chief, Blue Jacket, and Delaware chief, Buckongahelas, were encouraged by the victories of past United States troops. They also got hope from the supporting British. They had turned down many treaties from the U.S. for the land north of the Ohio River.
The Mohawk leader, Thayendanega, or also known as "Joseph Brant," offered a compromise to the U.S. Yet Blue Jacket and his other allies would not allow anything less than an Ohio River boundary, which the United States refused.
In 1793, Wayne's new army (Legion of the United States), marched from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Greenville Ohio, building forts along the way. Wayne commanded more than 4,600 men, some Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians as scouts.
Blue Jacket's army stood along the Maumee River, where a stand of trees had been blown down by either a tornado or a strong storm (Fallen Timbers). The Indian army consisted of 1,500 Shawnees, Delawares, Miamis, Wyandots, Ojibwas, Ottawas, Potwatomis, Mingos and even some Canadian Militias.
The war was on August 20, 1774, yet it didn’t last long. The Indians were greatly outnumbered and outflanked by American cavalry. There were 33 of Wayne's men killed, and 100 wounded. His men say they saw about 30-40 Indian lay dead of the field, yet the Indians say they only lost 19.
The Americans wanted to take control of the land North of the Ohio River. They claimed it from Britain and settlers were already moving onto the area. Shawnee chief, Blue Jacket, and Delaware chief, Buckongahelas, were encouraged by the victories of past United States troops. They also got hope from the supporting British. They had turned down many treaties from the U.S. for the land north of the Ohio River.
The Mohawk leader, Thayendanega, or also known as "Joseph Brant," offered a compromise to the U.S. Yet Blue Jacket and his other allies would not allow anything less than an Ohio River boundary, which the United States refused.
In 1793, Wayne's new army (Legion of the United States), marched from Cincinnati, Ohio, to Greenville Ohio, building forts along the way. Wayne commanded more than 4,600 men, some Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians as scouts.
Blue Jacket's army stood along the Maumee River, where a stand of trees had been blown down by either a tornado or a strong storm (Fallen Timbers). The Indian army consisted of 1,500 Shawnees, Delawares, Miamis, Wyandots, Ojibwas, Ottawas, Potwatomis, Mingos and even some Canadian Militias.
The war was on August 20, 1774, yet it didn’t last long. The Indians were greatly outnumbered and outflanked by American cavalry. There were 33 of Wayne's men killed, and 100 wounded. His men say they saw about 30-40 Indian lay dead of the field, yet the Indians say they only lost 19.
