Virtual Battle Brief – Anthony Wayne and the Battle of Fallen Timbers, 1794

Although virtually unknown today, the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, fought in what is now northwestern Ohio, was one of the most important battles in American military history up to the Civil War. Find out from Museum educator John Maass how this engagement between U.S. Army troops led by General Anthony Wayne and Native American forces came about, and the significant results of the fighting. John R. Maass, Ph.D., is an education specialist and historian at the National Museum of the United States Army. He received a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in early U.S. history and military history. His most recent book is “From Trenton to Yorktown: Turning Points of the Revolutionary War” (2025).