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Northwest Indian War: The Western Confederacy of American Indians wins a major victory over the United States in the Battle of the Wabash.
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Northwest Indian War
Part of the American Indian Wars (1785–1795)
The Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), also known by other names, was an armed conflict for control of the Northwest Territory fought between the United States and a united group of Native American nations known today as the Northwestern Confederacy. The United States Army…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Northwestern Confederacy
Confederation of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes region
The Northwestern Confederacy, or Northwestern Indian Confederacy, was a loose confederacy of Native Americans in the Great Lakes region of the United States created after the American Revolutionary War. Formally, the confederacy referred to itself as the United Indian Nations,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Native Americans in the United States
Indigenous peoples of the United States
Native Americans are the Indigenous peoples of the United States, particularly of the lower 48 states and Alaska. They may also include any Americans whose origins lie in any of the indigenous peoples of North or South America. The United States Census Bureau publishes data…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
St. Clair's defeat
1791 battle of the Northwest Indian War
St. Clair's defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash, the Battle of Wabash River or the Battle of a Thousand Slain, was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States. The U.S. Army faced the Northwestern Confederacy of Native Americans…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)