Wayne's Advance and Fortified Camps
- When
- 17–19 August 1794
- Where
- Maumee River corridor en route to Fort Miami
- Part of
- Battle of Fallen Timbers
Wayne marched north from Fort Recovery with Kentucky militia, building forts including Fort Deposit as a baggage camp before battle.
Wayne departed Fort Recovery on 17 August 1794, buttressed by about 1,000 mounted Kentucky militia under General Charles Scott. The Legion constructed Fort Adams and Fort Defiance—named from Scott's declaration that he defied "the English, Indians, and all the devils of hell to take it." Approaching Fort Miami, Wayne stopped to build Fort Deposit as a baggage camp so the Legion could fight as light infantry. Brigadier General Wilkinson urged an immediate attack before native forces assembled, but Wayne chose to fortify Fort Deposit instead.
Sources
- Battle of Fallen Timbers Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
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