The Northwest Territory was contested land even after the Treaty of Paris was signed. The British continued to hold & govern this area as per the treaty until certain Native land claims could be resolved. Meanwhile American settlers moved into the area & small armed conflicts resulted. The British built Ft. Miamis in 1794 to house a garrison in the area with the intension of keeping American settlers from settling as well as to keep Gen. Anthony Wayne from capturing Detroit.
In the fall of 1794 Gen. Wayne led 3000 American soldiers towards Detroit. He was met by over 1000 Natives near the Maumee River in an area know as Fallen Timbers. The Natives at first were winning the day until veteran American skirmishers turned one flank of the Native line. The Americans won the day but Gen. Wayne felt he did not have the resources to advance on Ft. Miamis. Warfare continued on & off from the Maumee River basin to the Detroit until the end of the War of 1812 put the Northwest Territories firmly under American control.
Fallen Timbers Battlefield Area
National & regional park services manage the Fallen Timbers Battlefield & Ft. Miamis sites now. There are several monuments & a parking area at the battlefield.
Main Monument at Fallen Timbers
Basically there is a monument to each of the groups who fought in this battle as well as the settlers who came to the area.
Bas Relief to Little Turtle & His Warriors
Bas Relief of the Greenville Treaty
1994 Monument to the Native Casualties
Monument to the Americans Casualties
The American casualties monument isn’t dated but appears noticable older than the native one.
The Ft. Miamis site has some nice historic signage & the trenching around the fort location is still obvious. There are no longer any remains of the fort itself.
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