St. Clair's campaign, 1791

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United States military expedition event in the Northwest Indian War military campaign

St. Clair's campaign, 1791 was a disastrous United States military expedition against Native American confederacy forces in the Northwest Territory, culminating in one of the worst defeats in U.S. Army history.

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Label	Occurrences
St. Clair's campaign, 1791 canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military expedition ⓘ event in the Northwest Indian War ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
aftermath	U.S. Army reorganization ⓘ congressional investigation of the defeat ⓘ creation of the Legion of the United States ⓘ resignation of Arthur St. Clair as governor of the Northwest Territory ⓘ
aim	to assert United States control over the Northwest Territory ⓘ to subdue Native American resistance in the Northwest Territory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of a Thousand Slain ⓘ Battle of the Wabash ⓘ Battle of the Wabash ⓘ surface form: St. Clair's Defeat
belligerent	Native American confederacy ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States Western Confederacy ⓘ
casualties	heavy U.S. casualties ⓘ light Native American casualties ⓘ
commandedBy	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ surface form: Major General Arthur St. Clair
commander	Arthur St. Clair ⓘ
conflict	Northwest Indian War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	4 November 1791 ⓘ
describedAs	one of the worst defeats in U.S. Army history ⓘ
endTime	1791 ⓘ
followedBy	Anthony Wayne's Legion of the United States operations ⓘ Wayne's campaign ⓘ
hasPart	Battle of the Wabash ⓘ Battle of the Wabash ⓘ surface form: St. Clair's Defeat
location	Northwest Territory ⓘ present-day Ohio ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Army ⓘ
opposingCommander	Blue Jacket ⓘ Buckongahelas ⓘ Little Turtle ⓘ
opposingForce	Delaware ⓘ Lenape ⓘ Miami ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ other Western Confederacy tribes ⓘ
partOf	United States territorial expansion ⓘ surface form: United States expansion into the Old Northwest United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: early United States–Native American wars
precededBy	Harmar's Campaign, 1790 ⓘ surface form: Harmar's campaign
result	United States defeat ⓘ decisive Native American victory ⓘ
significance	highlighted Native American military effectiveness in the Northwest Territory ⓘ prompted major reforms in the U.S. Army ⓘ
startTime	1791 ⓘ
theater	Northwest Indian War ⓘ surface form: Northwest Indian War theater

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Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → followedBy → St. Clair's campaign, 1791 ⓘ