Fort Recovery was a United States Army fort begun in late 1793 and completed in March of 1794 under orders by General Anthony Wayne. It is located near the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio on the Wabash River along the boundary with Indiana. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... General is a military rank, in most nations the highest rank, although some nations have the higher rank of Field Marshal. ... Anthony Wayne (January 1, 1745 - December 15, 1796), was a United States Army general and statesman. ... Fort Recovery is a village located in Mercer County, Ohio. ... The Wabash River is a 475 mi (765 km) long river in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near St. ... State nickname: The Hoosier State Other U.S. States Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Governor Mitch Daniels Official languages English Area 94,321 km² (38th)  - Land 92,897 km²  - Water 1,424 km² (1. ...

Wayne purposefully chose as the location for his new fort the spot where Arthur St. Clair had been defeated in 1791 by a Native American confederacy under Chief Michikinikwa (Little Turtle). Wayne hoped to demonstrate that the United States Army could recover from this crushing defeat and emerge victorious in what is now termed the Northwest Indian War or "Little Turtle's War." Arthur St. ... Michikinikwa (Little Turtle) (1752-July 14, 1812) was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana. ... The Northwest Indian War ( 1785- 1795), often known as Little Turtles War in older reference works, was a war fought between the United States and a large confederation of Native Americans (Indians) for control of the Old Northwest, which ended with a decisive U.S. victory at the Battle...

Fort Recovery was a reference point used to define the boundary line established in the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, following Wayne's victory in the Battle of Fallen Timbers. In 1800, it was used as a reference point in defining the initial boundaries of the Indiana Territory when that was first set off from the original Northwest Territory. When Ohio was admitted as a state in 1802, the boundaries had been adjusted and Fort Recovery was not mentioned as a reference point for the boundaries of the state. 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. ... 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. ... Indiana Territory was an organized territory of the United States from 1800 to 1816, created by Act of Congress and signed into law by President John Adams on May 7, 1800, effective on July 4. ... This article is about the historic region of the United States; you may be looking for: North-Western Territory, British North American territory Northwest Territories, present-day Canadian territory Pacific Northwest, unofficial region in the United States The Northwest Territory, also known as the Old Northwest and the Territory North...

External links

• Historic Fort Recovery (http://www.fortrecovery.org/)
• Fort Recovery (http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/ftrecovr/#info) on Ohio Historical Society site