Battle of Fort Recovery | |||||||
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Part of the Northwest Indian War | |||||||
![]() Mural depicting the siege | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
![]() Chickasaw Choctaw |
Northwestern Confederacy ![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Egushawa Blue Jacket ![]() | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~250 | ~1200 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
35 killed 43 wounded 20 missing |
~17-50 killed ~100 wounded | ||||||
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.