Editing Arthur St. Clair (section)

===St. Clair's defeat===
{{Main|St. Clair's Defeat}}In November 1791, near modern-day [[Fort Recovery]], St. Clair advanced on the main Indian settlements at the head of the [[Wabash River]]. On November 4, they were routed in battle by a tribal confederation led by [[Miami tribe|Miami]] chief [[Little Turtle]] and Shawnee chief [[Blue Jacket]] with the support of British agents [[Alexander McKee]] and [[Simon Girty]]. More than 600 American soldiers and scores of camp followers were killed in the battle, which came to be known as "St. Clair's Defeat"; other names include the "Battle of the Wabash", the "Columbia Massacre," or the "Battle of a Thousand Slain". It remains the greatest defeat of a U.S. army by Native Americans in history, with a total of 623 fallen Americans compared to just 50 fallen Native Americans. The wounded were many, including St. Clair and Capt. [[Robert Benham (politician)|Robert Benham]]. <ref>Leroy V. Eid, "American Indian Military Leadership: St. Clair's 1791 Defeat." ''Journal of Military History'' 57.1 (1993): 71–88.</ref><ref>William O. Odo, "Destined for Defeat: an Analysis of the St. Clair Expedition of 1791." ''Northwest Ohio Quarterly'' (1993) 65#2 pp. 68–93.</ref><ref>John F. Winkler, ''Wabash 1791: St Clair's Defeat'' (Osprey Publishing, 2011)</ref>