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St. Clair's Defeat, also known as the Battle of the Wabash River and the Battle of a Thousand Slain,[1] was a battle fought on 4 November 1791 in the Northwest Territory of the United States as a result of settler expansion into Native American territory. The United States army, led by Major-General Arthur St. Clair was trounced by the combined forces of the Northwestern Confederacy led by Chiefs Mihšihkinaahkwa of the Miami, Weyapiersenwah of the Shawnee, and Buckongahelas of the Lenape, leading to the worst defeat ever recorded at the hands of the Native Americans, where they lost almost 1,000 men.[2]
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In the eve of the battle, the Colonial Assassin Ratonhnhaké:ton and a few allies arrived at the confederacy's longhouse, hoping to obtain permission to go to a parley with the American general to try to avoid bloodshed. Mihšihkinaahkwa invited the group to sit and present their case, eventually granting them permission. The following morning, the group proceeded to the enemy camp to speak to St. Clair, unaware they had been betrayed by a Shawnee spy, and were met with an ambush. As multiple rifle barrels were pointed at them, St. Clair addressed the group, claiming to have met the Colonial Templars' late Grand Master Haytham Kenway and proudly boasting he would have Mihšihkinaahkwa's Apple of Eden in his possession in a few hours. The general was cut off by muffled gunshots and screams as the Natives attacked the army in the middle of their morning meal, Mihšihkinaahkwa having apparently decided against waiting for the group's return.[2]
Being quickly overwhelmed, St. Clair retreated to Fort Jefferson, having a soldier stay behind to gather his personal belongings. Ratonhnhaké:ton's group, having survived the ambush, entered the general's tent and stole his research, while cries of alarm outside indicated that the soldiers had been completely surrounded.[2]
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