THE STORY OF “MAD” ANTHONY WAYNE'S VICTORY OVER THE OHIO NATIVE
AMERICANS AT FALLEN TIMBERS IN 1794, WHICH SECURED THE NORTHWEST
TERRITORY FOR THE US, IN AN ILLUSTRATED VOLUME.
Following the defeat at Wabash, in 1792 the Washington administration
created a new US Army to replace the one that had been destroyed. The
man chosen to lead it was the famous Major-General “Mad” Anthony
Wayne. Having trained his new force, Wayne set out in 1793 to subdue
the Ohio Native Americans. Wayne faced many of the same problems as St
Clair including the logistical and intelligence problems of
campaigning in the wilderness, not to mention the formidable Ohioans.
Wayne faced additional problems including the likelihood that he would
have to fight both British and Spanish forces, not to mention an
American army led by the celebrated commander George Roger Clark. He
also faced an insurrection in western Pennsylvania, “Whiskey
Rebellion”, and a conspiracy led by many of his officers and
contractors. Despite all these difficulties, Wayne managed to defeat
the Ohio Indians at the battle of Fallen Timbers.
Alongside maps and illustrations throughout, John F Winkler outlines
this decisive defeat that led directly to the Treaty of Greeneville
the following year, which ended 20 years of conflict between the US
and the Ohio Native Americans.
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Product details
ISBN
9781780963761
Published
2020
Edition
1. edition
Publisher
Bloomsbury UK
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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