St. Clair's Defeat

When

4 Nov 1791

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

40.36° N, 84.76° W

Description

1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War

1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War

St. Clair's defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States. The U.S. Army faced the Northwestern Confederacy of Native Americans as part of the Northwest Indian War.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “St. Clair's Defeat, the worst loss suffered by the United States Army in fighting against American Indians, takes place in modern-day Mercer County, Ohio”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht am Wabash River erleidet die US-Armee unter Arthur St. Clair ihre größte Niederlage im Kampf mit Indianern”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “les forces américaines du général Arthur St. Clair sont battues par les amérindiens de Michikinikwa à la bataille du fleuve Wabash”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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