Maumee's Beginnings

 Anthony Wayne at Fallen Timbers,

1794 was a critical year for what would become Maumee Ohio.
In 1792, President George Washington named General Anthony Wayne, Commander-in Chief of the American Armies.  In that role Wayne took up the task of raising and training a reorganized army of the west known as the Legion of the United States. Wayne moved fast! By July of 1794, the Legion of the United States and units of the Kentucky militia began a march to the Miamis (Maumee) Valley, the refuge of the Native American Indian Confederacy.

Native American Warriors and their families repulsed by English Troops at Ft. Miamis

American victory at Fallen Timbers/Native American Tragedy at Ft. Miamis

By mid-August, Native American warriors and their families had retreated to the lower rapids of the Maumee and were preparing to make a stand near the newly built British military post, Fort Miamis. On Aug. 20, 1794, Wayne's army attacked the Confederacy at Fallen Timbers.  The battle lasted less than an hour. The fleeing Confederacy raced toward Fort Miami, where the British had promised protection. They were turned away because the British did not want to risk war with the United States.

Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers ended for all time the power of the British on American soil.  In 1795 The Treaty of Greenville was signed making the territory safe for the gradual development of the Village of Maumee.

Famous Combatents at Fallen Timbers and Ft. Miamis
Among the leaders   of the Legion were General "Mad" Anthony Wayne, Capt. William Clark (later joined by Meriweather Lewis), and William Wells, Chief of Scouts. The Native Confederacy was lead by Little Turtle (Miami), Blue Jacket (Shawnee), Little Otter (Ottawa), Crane (Wyandot) and Buckongehelas (Delaware). Also present was Tecumseh.