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Battle of Fallen Timbers
The
Battle of Fallen Timbers
(August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the
Northwest Indian War
, a struggle between
Native American
tribes affiliated with the
Western Confederacy
, including minor support from the British, against the
United States
for control of the
Northwest Territory
(an area north of the
Ohio River
, east of the
Mississippi River
, and southwest of the
Great Lakes
). The battle, which was a decisive victory for the United States, ended major hostilities in the region until
Tecumseh's War
and the
Battle of Tippecanoe
in 1811.
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