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On Aug. 20, 1794, General "Mad" Anthony Wayne launched a new professional army formed by Pres. George Washington against a confederation of Native Americans who did not want to be forced out of Ohio. Knowing the army was planning an attack, Chief Blue Jacket chose to make his stand among a landscape of fallen trees that had been toppled by a recent storm. He hoped the tangled mess would benefit his warriors against the mounted militia and artillery units.\xa0Today, theFallen Timbers Battlefield is preserved as a National Park Service site. Learn about the history, and what you'll find if you visit it.\n\nwww.ohiomysteries.com\n\nfeedback@ohiomysteries.com\n\nwww.patreon.com/ohiomysteries\n\nwww.twitter.com/mysteriesohio\n\nwww.facebook.com/ohiomysteries\n\nAdditional music:\nNew Horizon - Aderin; Audionautix- The Great Unknown; The Great Phospher- Daniel Birch\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices