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2 unusual facts about Northwest Indian War


Army National Guard and Active Regular Army Units with Colonial Roots

In the Treaty of Greenville that ended the Northwest Indian War, signed in August 1795, the Indian tribes ceded to the United States much of what is today the State of Ohio, plus the future site of Chicago and the area around Fort Detroit.

The next action of the 1st Company of Artillery was in the Miami Campaign (1790−1795), an Indian War that was an addendum to the American Revolution.


Continental Army

The following Spring the newly named Legion of the United States left Legionville for the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indian tribes affiliated with the Western Confederacy in the area south of the Ohio River.

Leonard Covington

He was promoted to Captain in 1794, and served in the Northwest Indian War under Anthony Wayne, where he distinguished himself at Fort Recovery and the Battle of Fallen Timbers.

Siege of Fort Recovery

The siege of Fort Recovery was a battle of the Northwest Indian War fought at the present day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio, United States.


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