Fort Defiance was ordered built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize and Maumee rivers. It was the last of a line of forts built by American forces leading up to the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 - December 15, 1796), was a United States Army general and statesman. ... The Auglaize River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi (161 km) long, in northwestern Ohio in the United States. ... See also List of Indiana rivers List of Ohio rivers External link EPA Maumee River site Categories: US geography stubs | Indiana rivers | Ohio rivers ... The Battle of Fallen Timbers (August 20, 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indians and the United States for control of the Northwest Territory. ... August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

Work began on August 9, 1794 and was completed by August 17, 1794. The name is reportedly derived from a declaration Wayne made upon surveying the land aroung the fort: "I defy the English, Indians, and all the devils of hell to take it." The fort was considered to be one of the strongest fortifications built in that period of conflict with the Native Americans. August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

After the Battle of Fallen Timbers, Wayne used the fort as his base of operations and ordered the destruction of all Native American villages and crops within a 50-mile radius of the fort. Under terms of the Treaty of Greenville, signed in August 3, 1795, the native nations ceded six square miles around the fort and allowed the Americans to maintain a trading post there, even it was within the area of land defined by the "Greenville Treaty Line", beyond which whites had agreed not to settle. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... The Treaty of Greenville was signed on August 3, 1795 between a coalition of Native Americans (Indians) and the United States following the Native American loss at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

Until the War of 1812, the fort was one of the westernmost outposts in Ohio affording protection from Native American attacks. In the 1810s, William Henry Harrison used the fort as one base for his attacks against Native Americans during what is sometimes called Tecumseh's War and it played a role in the War of 1812 as well. The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. ... Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Order: 9th President Vice President: John Tyler Term of office: March 4, 1841 – April 4, 1841 Preceded by: Martin Van Buren Succeeded by: John Tyler Date of birth: February 9, 1773 Place of birth: Berkeley, Virginia Date of death: April 4, 1841 Place of death: Washington D.C. First Lady... At Vincennes in 1810, Tecumseh loses his temper when William Henry Harrison refuses to rescind the Treaty of Fort Wayne. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain from 1812 to 1815. ...

The contemporary city of Defiance, Ohio, was founded at the fort's location. In 1904, the ground of the fort was chosen as the site for the Defiance Public Library. Defiance is a city located in Defiance County, Ohio. ...

The fort later served as a reference point for defining the boundary line of land cession in the Treaty of Detroit in 1807. This north-south line would later be used again as the Michigan Meridian in the survey of lands in Michigan. The Treaty of Detroit was a treaty between the United States and the Ottawa, Chippewa, Wyandot and Potawatomi Native American nations. ... The Michigan Meridian is the Meridian, or the north-south line used as a reference in the survey of the U.S. state of Michigan in the early 19th century. ... State nickname: Wolverine State or Great Lakes State Other U.S. States Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Governor Jennifer Granholm (D) Official languages English Area 250,941 km² (11th)  - Land 147,255 km²  - Water 103,687 km² (41. ...

External links

• Ohio History Central
• History of Fort Defiance
• Fort Defiance in the War of 1812
• An Ohio History Travelogue