battle of fallen timbers

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Definition of battle of fallen timbers in English English dictionary

(Aug. 20, 1794) Decisive victory of U.S. Gen. Anthony Wayne over the northwestern Indian Confederation, securing white settlement of former Indian territory, mainly in Ohio. Wayne led more than 1,000 soldiers to confront the 2,000 Indians, who had been promised British support and who had gathered behind a protective tangle of fallen trees along the Maumee River (near modern Toledo). The Indians, abandoned by the British, fled in disarray. A treaty in 1795 ceded Indian lands to the U.S. and ended British influence in the area

battle between white American settlers and American Indians that took place in the Maumee River Valley in 1794 (in present-day Ohio)

Hyphenation

bat·tle of fall·en timbers

Turkish pronunciation

bätıl ıv fälın tîmbırz

Pronunciation

/ˈbatəl əv ˈfälən ˈtəmbərz/ /ˈbætəl əv ˈfɑːlən ˈtɪmbɜrz/