Wabash 1791: St. Clair’s Defeat

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"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 and 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."

Publisher : Osprey Publishing; First Edition (November 22, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 96 pages
ISBN-10 : 1849086761
ISBN-13 : 978-1849086769
Item Weight : 11.5 ounces
Dimensions : 7.38 x 0.26 x 9.88 inches