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Ep 273 - The Battle of Fallen Timbers
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On Aug. 20, 1794, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne launched a new professional army formed by Pres. George Washington against a confederation of Native Americans who did not want to be forced out of Ohio. Knowing the army was planning an attack, Chief Blue Jacket chose to make his stand among a landscape of fallen trees that had been toppled by a recent storm. He hoped the tangled mess would benefit his warriors against the mounted militia and artillery units. Today, theFallen Timbers Battlefield is preserved as a National Park Service site. Learn about the history, and what you'll find if you visit it.
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Additional music:
New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch
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569 episodes
Manage episode 421663010 series 2435723
On Aug. 20, 1794, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne launched a new professional army formed by Pres. George Washington against a confederation of Native Americans who did not want to be forced out of Ohio. Knowing the army was planning an attack, Chief Blue Jacket chose to make his stand among a landscape of fallen trees that had been toppled by a recent storm. He hoped the tangled mess would benefit his warriors against the mounted militia and artillery units. Today, theFallen Timbers Battlefield is preserved as a National Park Service site. Learn about the history, and what you'll find if you visit it.
www.facebook.com/ohiomysteries
Additional music:
New Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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