<P> The Western Confederacy , an alliance of Native American nations , was formed to defend their traditional lands . The confederacy achieved several victories over poorly led United States military forces in 1790 and 1791 , alarming the administration of President George Washington . Washington understood that the settlers were to blame for much of the violence . Nevertheless , he took steps to defeat the alliance as the conflict became more serious . In 1792 , Washington ordered Revolutionary War hero General `` Mad '' Anthony Wayne to build and lead a new army to crush resistance to American settlement in the Ohio country . Wayne realized that the previous campaigns had failed because of poor training and a lack of discipline . Peace negotiations were undertaken in the summer of 1793 , which meant he had time to build and train his army . </P>
<P> The Western Confederacy , an alliance of Native American nations , was formed to defend their traditional lands . The confederacy achieved several victories over poorly led United States military forces in 1790 and 1791 , alarming the administration of President George Washington . Washington understood that the settlers were to blame for much of the violence . Nevertheless , he took steps to defeat the alliance as the conflict became more serious . In 1792 , Washington ordered Revolutionary War hero General `` Mad '' Anthony Wayne to build and lead a new army to crush resistance to American settlement in the Ohio country . Wayne realized that the previous campaigns had failed because of poor training and a lack of discipline . Peace negotiations were undertaken in the summer of 1793 , which meant he had time to build and train his army . </P>
who led us troops at the battle of fallen timbers
who led us troops at the battle of fallen timbers
General `` Mad '' Anthony Wayne
General `` Mad '' Anthony Wayne