Battle of Fallen Timbers

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Date	August 20, 1794
Location	Maumee River • Ohio • Toledo • United States
Participants	Delaware • Iroquoian peoples • Miami • Northwest Indian Confederation • Ojibwe • Ottawa • Potawatomi • Shawnee • United States
Context	Treaty of Greenville • American Revolution • Treaty of Paris

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