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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.
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)
In 1791, he commanded an American army in St. Clair's Defeat, which became the greatest victory achieved by Native Americans against the United States. Politically out-of-step with the Jefferson administration , he was replaced as governor in 1802 and died in obscurity.
The U.S. Army, mainly consisting of untrained recruits and volunteer militiamen, suffered a series of significant defeats, including the Harmar campaign (1790) and St. Clair's defeat (1791), which is among the worst defeats ever suffered in the history of the U.S. Army. It was also later discovered that the British had a frequent tactic of ...
January 8–11, 1791 near modern Dunlap, Ohio: Northwest Indian War 2 Native Americans [7] vs Ohio settlers St. Clair's Defeat: November 4, 1791 near modern Fort Recovery, Ohio: Northwest Indian War 893+ Western Confederacy vs United States of America Attack on Fort St. Clair [8] November 9, 1792 modern Preble County: Northwest Indian War 10+
Robert Henry Kirkwood (1756 – November 4, 1791) was a United States officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. He died in 1791 during the battle of St. Clair's Defeat.
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 ...
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.