Battle of Fallen Timbers
The
Battle of Fallen Timbers was a conflict between
Native American and
United States troops that ocurred
August 20,
1794. The Native American forces were an alliance of
Chippewa,
Ottawa, Pottawatomi,
Shawnee,
Delaware, and
Mingo forces led by the Shawnee leader
Weyapiersenwah, one of the strongest Native American alliances to date. They had previously achieved several major victories over the United States in a series of insurrections (suspected to have been incited by the
British), but when they found themselves face-to-face with a full sized army, they failed to mount an effective resistance. The United States troops, led by
General Anthony Wayne, crushed the Native American forces and then proceeded down the
Maumee River, razing Native American villages and crops as they went. The defeat led to the signing of the
Treaty of Greenville by the Native Americans.