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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The US Army’s first victory
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ISBN
9781780963761
Publisert
2020
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1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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