Battle of Fort Recovery

Battle of Fort Recovery
Part of the Northwest Indian War
Mural depicting the siege
Date 30 June 1794 Location Fort Recovery, Ohio 40°24′54″N 84°46′53″W / 40.415°N 84.7813889°W / 40.415; -84.7813889 Result American victory
Belligerents
United States Chickasaw Choctaw	Northwestern Confederacy Lower Canada
Commanders and leaders
William McMahon † Asa Hartshorn †	Egushawa Blue Jacket Matthew Elliott
Strength
~250	~1200
Casualties and losses
35 killed 43 wounded 20 missing	~17-50 killed ~100 wounded
Fort Recovery class=notpageimage| Location within Ohio

The Battle of Fort Recovery, 30 June – 1 July 1794, was a battle of the Northwest Indian War, fought at the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio. A large force of warriors in the Western Confederacy attacked a fort held by United States soldiers deep in Ohio Country. The United States suffered heavy losses, but maintained control of the fort. The battle exposed a division in the Western Confederacy's military strategy at a time when they seemed to hold the advantage, and the United States pressed farther into the Northwest Territory.