Harmar campaign

Harmar campaign
Part of the Northwest Indian War
A map of Harmar's campaign[1]
Date 7–22 October 1790 Location Northwest Territory (Now within present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana) 41°5′19″N 85°7′26″W / 41.08861°N 85.12389°W / 41.08861; -85.12389 Result Northwestern Confederacy victory
Belligerents
Northwestern Confederacy	United States
Commanders and leaders
Little Turtle Blue Jacket Le Gris	Josiah Harmar John Hardin
Strength
1,050	1,420
Casualties and losses
~120–150 killed or wounded	262 killed 106 wounded

The Harmar campaign was an attempt by the United States Army to subdue confederated Native Americans nations in the Northwest Territory that were seen as hostile in Autumn 1790. The campaign was led by General Josiah Harmar and is considered a significant campaign of the Northwest Indian War. The campaign ended with a series of battles on 19–22 October 1790 near the Fort Miami and Miami village of Kekionga. These were all overwhelming victories for the Native Americans and are sometimes collectively referred to as Harmar's Defeat.