1794
Battle of Fallen Timbers
The setting
Near present-day Toledo, Ohio (Maumee River)
Area of storm-felled trees along the Maumee River that the Confederacy hoped to use as natural breastworks
Reveal the outcome
Recorded sideUnited States (Legion of the United States)
Recorded resultDecisive victory
Decisive U.S. victory. Wayne's disciplined Legion drove the Confederacy from the field with a coordinated infantry charge and cavalry envelopment.
How the atlas explains it
Wayne's rigorous training, combined arms, and disciplined assault overwhelmed a Confederacy that had expected to fight from cover and was denied promised British support at nearby Fort Miami.
What followed
Led to the 1795 Treaty of Greenville, ceding much of present-day Ohio and breaking organized resistance in the Old Northwest for a generation.