St. Clair's Defeat
- When
- 1791
- Where
- battlefield in present-day Mercer County, Ohio (per legacy row)
- Episodes
- 2
The Battle of the Wabash was fought in 1791 during the Northwest Indian War. According to the legacy discovery row, it is remembered as St. Clair's Defeat, in which Miami and Shawnee forces routed General Arthur St. Clair's army in what is now Mercer County, Ohio, but the supplied passages do not independently confirm those details.
Episodes
- St. Clair's army routed on the Wabash
In 1791, during the Northwest Indian War, the Battle of the Wabash ended in the rout of General Arthur St. Clair's army, according to the legacy discovery row.
- Worst defeat of the U.S. Army in the Indian wars (per legacy row)
The legacy discovery row records 630 U.S. soldiers and hundreds of civilians killed, the U.S. Army's worst loss in fighting against American Indians.
Background and detail
Background. The Battle of the Wabash was a battle fought in 1791 during the Northwest Indian War. The supplied passages do not name the commanders or describe the combatants beyond identifying the conflict. The engagement is also known as St. Clair's Defeat, according to the legacy discovery row. The Wabash River was the scene of several battles, so the name can also refer to other engagements along that river.
The Battle. The battle took place in 1791. A legacy discovery row records that Miami fighters led by Chief Mihsihkinaahkwa (Little Turtle) and Shawnee warriors commanded by War Chief Weyapiersenwah (Blue Jacket) routed the forces of General Arthur St. Clair in what is now Mercer County, Ohio, on 4 November 1791. These details come from the discovery row rather than the supplied passages and should be treated as unverified.
Aftermath and Significance. According to the legacy discovery row, the defeat killed 630 U.S. soldiers along with hundreds of civilians, making it the worst loss the United States Army suffered in its wars against American Indians. The supplied passages do not confirm these casualty figures or this characterization, so they remain provisional.
People involved
- Arthur St. Clair · U.S. general commanding the defeated American army (per legacy discovery row; not named in supplied passages)
- Little Turtle (Mihsihkinaahkwa) · Miami chief leading the American Indian forces (per legacy discovery row; not named in supplied passages)
- Blue Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) · Shawnee war chief leading the American Indian forces (per legacy discovery row; not named in supplied passages)
Sources
- Battle of the Wabash Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18
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