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FALLEN TIMBERS
1794
The US Army’s first victory
JOHN F WINKLER
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER DENNIS
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FALLEN TIMBERS
The US Army’s first victory
JOHN F WINKLER
ILLUSTRATED BY PETER DENNIS
Series editor Marcus Cowper
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First published in Great Britain in 2013 by Osprey Publishing,
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Page layout by: The Black Spot
Index by: Alan Thatcher
Typeset in Myriad Pro and Sabon
Maps by Bounford.com
3D bird’s-eye view by The Black Spot
Battlescene illustrations by Peter Dennis
Originated by PDQ Media, UK
Printed in China through Worldprint Ltd.
13 14 15 16 17 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Beckie Finch of Metroparks of the Toledo Area, Dave Westrick of the Fallen
Timbers Battlefield Association, Clay Johnson of the Garst Museum, Nancy
Meiring Knapke and Christine Keller of the Fort Recovery State Museum, Le
Ann Hendershott of the Campus Martius Museum of the Northwest
Territory, and John MacLeod of Fort Malden National Historic Site of
Canada offered valuable assistance in assembling materials for this book.
Dale Benington and John Stanton generously provided illustrations from
their extensive collections of site photographs. Sonja Cropper, Robert Hart,
Jonathan Winkler, and Wendy S. Winkler were kind enough to find or take
other site photographs.
ARTIST’S NOTE
Readers may care to note that the original paintings from which the color
plates in this book were prepared are available for private sale. The
Publishers retain all reproduction copyright whatsoever. All enquiries
should be addressed to:
Peter Dennis, Fieldhead, The Park, Mansfield, NOTTS, NG18 2AT, UK
E-mail: magieh@ntlworld.com
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matter.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
5
CHRONOLOGY
OPPOSING COMMANDERS
American
Indian and Canadian
15
18
OPPOSING ARMIES
American
Indian and Canadian
22
OPPOSING PLANS
American plans
Indian and Canadian plans
30
THE FALLEN TIMBERS CAMPAIGN
to Fallen Timbers
From Fort Greeneville to Fort Recovery
From Fort Recovery
From Fallen Timbers to Fort Greeneville
38
AFTERMATH
THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY
FURTHER READING
INDEX
90
92
94
98
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The situation in eastern North America in 1792
L a k e S u p e r io r
BRITISH UPPER
CANADA
BRITISH LOWER
CANADA
Ot
Quebec
DISPUTED
BRITISH AND
AMERICAN
a
w
t
a
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e
r
Montreal
ren
a
w
ce
er
Riv
MASSACHUSETTS
Fort
Mackinac
La k e
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Toronto
(1793)
St
La ke O n tar io
Fort Niagara
L
VERMONT
NEW
HAMPSHIRE
Boston
Lake
Michigan
Fort Detroit
NEW YORK
Newark
La ke
E ri e
Fort Franklin
MASSACHUSETTS
ny
he
eg er
All iv
R
NORTHWEST
TERRITORY
OF THE
UNITED
STATES
St. Louis
Fallen Timbers
(Aug. 20, 1794)
CONNECTICUT
PENNSYLVANIA
New York
W
as
ab
h
River
Mau
mee
r
Rive
RHODE ISLAND
Wabash
(Nov. 4, 1791)
Fort Harmar
Fort Fayette (Pittsburgh)
Fort Jefferson
Fort Hamilton
Philadelphia
Fort Washington
(Cincinnati)
NEW JERSEY
MARYLAND
Alexandria
Fort Knox
(Vincennes)
Fort Steuben
Ohi
o R
iver
DELAWARE
Fort Massac
(1794)
Lexington
VIRGINIA
Richmond
SPANISH
LOUISIANA
iR
ive
KENTUCKY
SOUTHWEST TERRITORY
OF THE UNITED STATES
r
NORTH CAROLINA
Mi
ss
iss
ipp
SOUTH CAROLINA
G E O R G I A
Charleston
ATLANTIC OCEAN
SPANISH WEST FLORIDA
Savannah
New Orleans
St Augustine
US Army forts
British forts on American territory
GUL F O F M EX I C O
SPANISH
EAST
FLORIDA
Cities and towns
Battlefields
Future sites
British territory
Spanish territory
Disputed territory
US national territory
US state territory
N
0
0
200 miles
200km
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