Bibliograph

Wabash 1791, St. Clair's defeat, John F. Winkler ; illustrated by Peter Dennis

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Wabash 1791, St. Clair's defeat, John F. Winkler ; illustrated by Peter Dennis

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 94) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Wabash 1791

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

707236925

Responsibility statement

John F. Winkler ; illustrated by Peter Dennis

Series statement

Campaign, 240

Sub title

St. Clair's defeat

Summary

The battle of the Wabash, or St Clair's Defeat, was the greatest ever victory of American Indians over US Army forces. In 1791, Revolutionary War commander Arthur St Clair led a hastily recruited American army into Ohio in an attempt to wrest control of the area from its Indian inhabitants. Hindered by geographical ignorance, difficult terrain, bad weather, and a lack of supplies, the Americans advanced slowly through the wilderness. After a month, they reached the Wabash River, where an Indian army awaited them. On a cold November morning, the Indians attacked at dawn and three hours later the Americans fled, having suffered more than 60 percent casualties. In this book, author John F. Winkler re-examines the US Army's frontier disaster, analyzing what they did wrong and how the Indians achieved their crushing victory

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