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Northwest Indian War

1785 CE – 1795 CE · 10 years

The first major military conflict of the new United States, fought against a confederation of Native American tribes in the Ohio Country. After two humiliating defeats, General Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers opened the Northwest Territory to settlement.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • United States
  • Western Confederacy of Native Americans & British allies

Key moments

Defining events in the Northwest Indian War.

  1. 1791 St. Clair's Defeat
  2. 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers
  3. 1795 Treaty of Greenville

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Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1785 CE and 1795 CE.

1791 CE Haitian Revolution 1794 CE Honolulu 1788 CE Russo–Swedish War (1788–1790) 1788 CE Sydney 1792 CE French Revolutionary Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

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