Harmar's Campaign, 1790

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United States military expedition military campaign

Harmar's Campaign, 1790 was a U.S. military expedition led by General Josiah Harmar against Native American confederacy forces in the Northwest Territory during the Northwest Indian War.

Aliases (6)

Harmar campaign of 1790 ×2
Harmar ×1
Harmar expedition ×1
Harmar's Campaign ×1
Harmar's Defeat ×1
Harmar's expedition against the Miami towns ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military expedition → military campaign →
aftermath	increased Native American confidence → Battle of the Wabash → surface form: "led to St. Clair's Defeat" prompted reorganization of U.S. forces in the Northwest Territory →
alsoKnownAs	Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → surface form: "Harmar expedition" Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → surface form: "Harmar's expedition against the Miami towns"
authorizedBy	George Washington → surface form: "President George Washington" United States Congress →
belligerent	United States of America → surface form: "United States" Western Confederacy →
casualties	heavy U.S. casualties → significant militia losses →
conflict	Northwest Indian War →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
endDate	1790-11 →
followedBy	St. Clair's campaign, 1791 →
hasCommander	James Wilkinson → John Hardin → Josiah Harmar →
historicalPeriod	early Federal period of United States history →
location	Northwest Territory → present-day Ohio →
namedAfter	Josiah Harmar →
notableBattle	Battle of Heller's Corner → Battle of Kekionga →
objective	break Native American resistance in the Northwest Territory → destroy Native American crops → destroy Native American villages →
opponent	Province of Delaware → surface form: "Delaware" Miami → Shawnee → Wyandot →
opponentCommander	Blue Jacket → Little Turtle →
partOf	Northwest Indian War →
precededBy	raids on American frontier settlements in the Ohio Country →
result	Native American victory → United States defeat → tactical defeats for U.S. detachments →
startDate	1790-09 →
strength	approximately 1,400 U.S. troops → militia from Kentucky → militia from Pennsylvania → militia from Virginia → regular U.S. Army soldiers →
target	Kekionga → Miami towns on the Maumee River →
theater	Old Northwest →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → alsoKnownAs → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar expedition"

Harmar's Campaign, 1790 → alsoKnownAs → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar's expedition against the Miami towns"

Northwest Indian War → dateOfBattle → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

Josiah Harmar → familyName → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar"

Little Turtle's War → notableBattle → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar's Defeat"

Josiah Harmar → notableWork → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar campaign of 1790"

Josiah Harmar → participatedIn → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar campaign of 1790"

Battle of the Wabash → precededBy → Harmar's Campaign, 1790 →

surface form: "Harmar's Campaign"