Harmar's Campaign, 1790
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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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harmar campaign of 1790 | 3 |
| Harmar's Defeat | 3 |
| Harmar | 1 |
| Harmar expedition | 1 |
| Harmar's Campaign | 1 |
| Harmar's Campaign, 1790 canonical | 1 |
| Harmar's campaign | 1 |
| Harmar's expedition against the Miami towns | 1 |
| Harmar’s Defeat | 1 |
| Josiah Harmar's 1790 campaign | 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 (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Harmar
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Harmar campaign of 1790
this entity surface form:
Harmar campaign of 1790
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Harmar's Defeat
this entity surface form:
Harmar's Campaign
this entity surface form:
Harmar expedition
this entity surface form:
Harmar's expedition against the Miami towns
this entity surface form:
Harmar's Defeat
this entity surface form:
Harmar campaign of 1790
this entity surface form:
Harmar’s Defeat
this entity surface form:
Harmar's campaign
this entity surface form:
Harmar's Defeat
this entity surface form:
Josiah Harmar's 1790 campaign