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Battle of Fallen Timbers

Battle of Fallen Timbers was a battle fought on 20 August 1794 in what is now Ohio, United States. It was part of the Northwest Indian War, which ran from 1785 to 1795. The recorded result: United States victory; Treaty of Greenville. Recorded strength: 3,000 against 1,300.

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Battle of Fallen Timbers
R. F. Zogbaum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought20 August 1794
WhereOhio, United States41.544N, 83.698W
OutcomeUnited States victory; Treaty of Greenville
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstNorthwestern Confederacy; Lower Canada
Part ofNorthwest Indian War1785 to 1795

Where it sits in the Northwest Indian War

Battle of the Embarras River, 1786Siege of Dunlap's Station, 1791Big Bottom Massacre, 1791Battle of Kenapacomaqua, 1791St. Clair's Defeat, 1791Battle of Fallen Timbers, 179417861794Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794
6 placed engagements of the Northwest Indian War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date20 August 1794
PlaceOhio, United States
41.544N, 83.698W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength3,0001,300
Casualties and losses25–40 killed
Commanders
  • Anthony Wayne
  • James Wilkinson
  • Jean François Hamtramck
  • Charles Scott (governor)
  • Blue Jacket
  • Egushawa
  • Little Turtle
  • Buckongahelas
  • William Caldwell (ranger)
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Battle of Fallen Timbers is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (12 in Ohio).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2237537, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Fallen Timbers, revision 1375536885, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.