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337:, camped just outside Fort St. Clair. Little Turtle attacked at dawn, just as Major Adair recalled his sentries. The militia conducted an organized retreat to the fort, losing six killed and four missing, while another five were wounded. Major Adair later criticized Fort St. Clair's commandant, Captain Bradley, for his failure to come to their aid. Little Turtle's force lost two warriors, but captured the camp and all provisions. All horses were killed, wounded, or driven off; only 23 were later recovered. Wilkinson considered the horses to be a loss that would make the advanced forts un-defendable. 42: 29: 49: 308:
assumed command of the United States forces at Fort Washington. Wilkinson noted that it took two days to travel from Fort Hamilton to Fort Jefferson, which contributed to the suffering of the wounded who could not leave Fort Jefferson following St. Clair's Defeat. Wilkinson ordered the construction
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and Fort St. Clair, and reached Fort Hamilton on 3 November with the intention of an attack near the United States settlements on the anniversary of St. Clair's Defeat. They captured two prisoners and learned that a large convoy of packhorses had left for Fort Jefferson and was due back in a matter
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of Fort Saint Clair between the other two forts in order to secure communications and supply convoys between the chain of United States outposts.
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ordered a chain of forts to be built North from Cincinnati in order to project United States power into Native American territory. Following
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of days. Little Turtle moved North and found the convoy, nearly 100 horses and 100 Kentucky militia led by Major
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President Washington's Indian War. The Struggle for the Old Northwest, 1790-1795
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Bayonets in the Wilderness. Anthony Waynes Legion in the Old Northwest
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In November 1792, following the decision of a Native American
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National Register of Historic Places in Preble County, Ohio
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Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
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in November 1791, the United States Army retreated to
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Fort St. Clair is located in Ohio
39°44′17″N 84°39′16″W / 39.7381°N 84.6543107°W / 39.7381; -84.6543107
Fort
Northwest Indian War
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Northwest Indian War
Vincennes
Logan's raid
Harmar campaign
Big Bottom
Dunlap's Station
Blackberry Campaign
Kenapacomaqua
St. Clair's defeat
Fort St. Clair
Fort Jefferson
Fort Recovery
Fallen Timbers
Northwest Indian War
Eaton
Preble County
Ohio
National Register of Historic Places
Northwest Territory
Arthur St. Clair
St. Clair's Defeat
Fort Jefferson

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