USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Gen. Anthony Wayne took command of the U.S. Army and retaliated against the allied tribes with an expeditionary force of approximately 3, 300 men. His victory ended long-standing land disputes between the U.S. and the confederation over modern-day Ohio.

Detailed explanation-2: -Planning to ambush the U.S. soldiers, the Indians sought camouflage among a stand of trees that had been recently felled by a tornado, hence, the name, Battle of Fallen Timbers. Fighting was brief. Casualties totaled 50 killed and 100 wounded on each side.

Detailed explanation-3: -General ‘Mad’ Anthony Wayne was the commander of the legion of the United States at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. He was born in Pennsylvania on January 1, 1745. After growing up in Waynesborough, Pennsylvania Anthony Wayne was commissioned a colonel and assisted General Benedict Arnold in his retreat from Quebec.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the Battle of Fallen Timbers, on August 20, 1794, Wayne led American troops to a decisive victory against a confederation of Native Americans whose leaders included Chief Little Turtle (Miami), Chief Blue Jacket (Shawnee) and Chief Buckongahelas (Lenape).

Detailed explanation-5: -At the Battle of Fallen Timbers in August 1794, near present day Toledo, Ohio, Wayne and his combined force of regulars and mounted Kentucky militia, routed the Indians and largely eliminated the Indian threat in the Northwest Territory.