<P> 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 support from the British led by Captain Alexander McKillop, 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). This land had been ceded to the United States in accordance with the Treaty of Paris (1783), but the Native Americans (who had not been party to the treaty) refused to comply with the treaty and relinquish control . British army bases were maintained there to support their Native allies . This ultimately led to the American offensive and subsequent British - Indian withdrawal from the territory altogether following the Treaty of Greenville . 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 . </P> <P> The Ohio River boundary line established by Britain in the 1768 Treaty of Fort Stanwix recognized certain lands as belonging to the Native American nations . After the American Revolution, however, the United States government maintained the Native American nations no longer owned the Ohio lands, since in an article in the Treaty of Paris of 1783 Britain agreed to cede to the United States the lands owned by the indigenous nations . The Native Americans involved rejected the idea of the British or Americans to dispose of their tribal lands without their consent . They had no representation at the Paris Treaty negotiations, had not signed the treaty, and refused to recognize the British give - away of their land . As American settlers began moving into the Ohio Country, the Native Americans viewed them as unwelcome intruders . The United States government, on the other hand, insisted it had the right to occupy the lands, since it had been gained in battle and was agreed to by the treaty with Britain . </P> <P> The Western Confederacy, an alliance of Native American nations, was formed to defend their traditional lands . The confederacy achieved several victories over poorly led United States military forces in 1790 and 1791, alarming the administration of President George Washington . Washington understood that the settlers were to blame for much of the violence . Nevertheless, he took steps to defeat the alliance as the conflict became more serious . In 1792, Washington ordered Revolutionary War hero General "Mad" Anthony Wayne to build and lead a new army to crush resistance to American settlement in the Ohio country . Wayne realized that the previous campaigns had failed because of poor training and a lack of discipline . Peace negotiations were undertaken in the summer of 1793, which meant he had time to build and train his army . </P> <P> Shawnee war chief Blue Jacket and Delaware (Lenape) leader Buckongahelas, encouraged by their previous victories and hoping for continued British support, argued for a return to the Treaty of Fort Stanwix of 1768 . They rejected the subsequent treaties awarding the lands north of the Ohio River to the United States, since they had never signed them . A faction led by the influential Mohawk leader Joseph Brant attempted to negotiate a peaceful compromise, but Blue Jacket would accept nothing less than everything north of the Ohio River, which the United States refused to accept . The American government found itself fighting a war over Ohio under the direction of Secretary of War Henry Knox . </P>

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