9 2 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Major ▁General ▁Anthony ▁Wayne , ▁was ▁near ▁present - day ▁Baden , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁a ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Pitts burgh . ▁It ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁soldiers ▁which ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 2 - 9 3 , ▁existing ▁troops ▁along ▁with ▁new ▁rec ruits ▁were ▁d ril led ▁in ▁military ▁skills , ▁tact ics ▁and ▁discipline . ▁The ▁following ▁spring ▁the ▁newly ▁named ▁Leg ion ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁left ▁Leg ion ville ▁for ▁the ▁North west ▁Indian ▁War , ▁a ▁struggle ▁between ▁American ▁Indian ▁tribes ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁Western ▁Confeder acy ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁River . ▁ ▁The ▁over wh el ming ly ▁successful ▁campaign ▁was ▁concluded ▁with ▁the ▁decis ive ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁F allen ▁Tim bers ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 7 9 4 . ▁The ▁training ▁the ▁troops ▁received ▁at ▁Leg ion ville ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁instrument al ▁to ▁this ▁victory . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁military ▁realized ▁it ▁needed ▁a ▁well - tra ined ▁standing ▁army ▁following ▁St . ▁Cla ir ' s ▁De fe at ▁on ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁when ▁a ▁force ▁led ▁by ▁General ▁Arthur ▁St . ▁Cla ir ▁was ▁almost ▁entirely ▁w ip ed ▁out ▁by ▁the ▁Western ▁Confeder acy ▁near ▁Fort ▁Rec overy , ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁plans , ▁which ▁were ▁supported