Timeline Friday 4 November 1791

Events on Friday 4 November 1791 1

• 1791 St. Clair's Defeat A Native American confederacy inflicts the U.S. Army's worst defeat On 4 November 1791, a confederacy of Native American nations led by Little Turtle and Blue Jacket destroyed a U.S. Army force under General Arthur St. Clair near the Wabash River. Nearly 600 American soldiers were killed, the worst defeat ever suffered by the U.S. military at the hands of Native Americans. The disaster led to a congressional investigation and reorganization of the U.S. Army.