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Sydni Jean, Shelby Reese, & Ryan McCusker
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 * Which military and/or tribes fought?
 * Which Generals, Chiefs, and leaders were involved?
 * What was the outcome of this battle?
 * Provide a summary stating the significance of the battle
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 * 1) The military that fought in this battle were the Kentucky Militia and the rest “regulars”. 2,000 regulars and 1,500 volunteers comprised the Legion of the United States. 1,000 warriors of the Shawnee, Mingo, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Ottawa, Chippewa, and Pottawatomie tribes represented the native confederacy.
 * 2) ====Miami war chief Little Turtle, Shawnee Chief Blue Jacket, and Delaware Chief Buckongahelas led the Native Confederacy. One of the most famous leaders of the native resistance, Tecumseh, also took part in the battle.====
 * 3) ====U.S. forces took advantage of their greater arms and numbers by forcing the Natives to retreat.====
 * 4) ==== Wayne’s forces approached the Native Confederacy. took a defensive position along fallen trees, hoping that the “fallen timbers” would slow Wayne's men. On August 20, 1794, the Legion of the United States attacked the Natives. Soon when the American cavalry attacked from the side, the Confederacy's warriors fled. Arriving at Fort Miami, the hoped that the British there would provide protection; however, the British didn’t want a conflict with the Americans, so the gates remained closed. As the Natives fled, Wayne‘s troops burned all of the villages and crops in the area at his command before withdrawing to Fort Greenville. This battle ended the more than two decades of border conflicts and disputes, as well as secured American settlement in Ohio.====

Works Cited http://www.fallentimbersbattlefield.com/ http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1015.html http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/battleswars16011800/p/fallentimbers.htm http://www.buzzle.com/articles/battle-of-fallen-timbers.html [] [] []