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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.
Up until that point, it was "the most decisive defeat in the history of the American military" [67] and its largest defeat ever by Native Americans. [68] Wayne's close friend Major General Richard Butler died during St. Clair's defeat. Wayne felt a lack of a well organized military and politics contributed to this defeat. [57]
Harmar's Defeat (1790) St. Clair's Defeat (1791) is alternatively referred to as the Battle of the Wabash. The Attack on Fort Recovery (1794) occurred on the same location as St. Clair's Defeat. The Battle of Tippecanoe (1811) has been referred to as the Battle of the Wabash. Siege of Fort Harrison (1812) Siege of Fort Wayne (1812)
That battle, called St. Clair's Defeat, ended St Clair's military career and prompted the United States Congress to undertake a full investigation of the loss. As a direct result of the Native American victory, the Legion of the United States was founded and placed under the command of General "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Wayne hoped to demonstrate ...
Kirkwood's fate was uncertain, but he is listed among the 39 officers and 630 people killed at St. Clair's defeat. [1] Virginia governor Henry Lee wrote, “It was the thirty-third time he had risked his life for his country; and he died as he had lived, the brave, meritorious, unrewarded, Kirkwood.” [ 12 ] Nathanel Greene wrote, “No Man ...
Northwest Territory Governor Arthur St. Clair ordered a chain of forts to be built North from Cincinnati in order to project United States power into Native American territory. Following St. Clair's Defeat in November 1791, the United States Army retreated to Fort Jefferson, Fort Hamilton, and finally Fort Washington (Cincinnati, Ohio).
He was killed in action on November 4, 1791, in St. Clair's Defeat at what is now Fort Recovery, Ohio. Reportedly he was first buried on the battlefield, which site was then lost until it was accidentally found years later. The remains were laid to rest with the remains of the other fallen at Fort Recovery.
In 1791, Malartic served as a volunteer aide-de-camp for Major General Arthur St. Clair in his operation against the Indians of the Northwest frontier that culminated in the disastrous battle at the Wabash river known as St. Clair's Defeat and the destruction of the U.S. Army. Malartic himself was wounded at the battle.