4 NOVEMBER 1791 - BATTLE OF THE WABASH (ST CLAIR'S DEFEAT) - NORTHWEST INDIAN WAR
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After Congress commissioned Governor Arthur St. Clair of the Northwest Territory as a major general, he gathered and led a force of about 2,000 men
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St. Clair's men advanced slowly north from Fort Washington in September 1791, building a road and forts along its route of supply as it advanced. On the night of 3 - 4 November 1791, near the headwaters of the Wabash River, some 1,000 Indian warriors surrounded St. Clair's men.
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