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Events on Friday 22 October 1790 1
1790Harmar's Defeat in the Northwest Indian WarNative American confederacy routs a U.S. Army expedition in the Ohio CountryA U.S. Army force under General Josiah Harmar was defeated by a confederacy of Native American nations led by Miami chief Little Turtle near present-day Fort Wayne, Indiana. The rout was an early and significant setback for the United States in the Northwest Indian War.