William Clark, 24 years old, Serves as Liaison to the Natives for General Anthony Wayne, in a Role He Would Later Reprise During the Lewis and Clark Expedition
The US gears up for what would be the Battle of Fallen Timbers, provisioning friendly Native Americans who would fight alongside them
William Clark was chosen by Meriwether Lewis as co-captain of the great Lewis and Clark expedition because of his experience in the frontier and familiarity with issues to be encountered, among them Native American relations. Clark had been involved in several skirmishes with Indians during the continuing Northwest Indian War. At the...
William Clark was chosen by Meriwether Lewis as co-captain of the great Lewis and Clark expedition because of his experience in the frontier and familiarity with issues to be encountered, among them Native American relations. Clark had been involved in several skirmishes with Indians during the continuing Northwest Indian War. At the Battle of Fallen Timbers in 1794, he commanded a company of riflemen who drove back the enemy on the left flank, killing a number of Native Americans and Canadians. This decisive US victory brought the Northwest Indian War to an end.
In the Spring of 1794, Clark was a Lieutenant in the 4th sub-legion of the Legion under Anthony Wayne and he was involved in maintaining good relations with the Native Americans, including those who were being provisioned by the US Government. Clark was serving as a liaison to the Chickasaws, who were US allies in the wars taking place in that region, which would culminate just months later in the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Document signed by William Clark, Greenville, May 29, 1794, countersigned by John Mills, Adjutant General. “Provision return for five Indians for one day at one p. ration per day,” Below that it states the number of “Indians” at 5, with 8 rations per 1 day. “Sir, please to issue eight rations complete agreeable to the return.”
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