ChadExtra OP t1_j6othd0 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:07 PM Reply to comment by Unhappy-Valuable-596 in TIL of St Clair’s defeat in 1791, when Native Americans supplied with British made firearms, demolished a US military force and killed 656 soldiers, in what has been regarded as one of the worst ever defeats of the US military. by ChadExtra The Native Americans defeated a US military force. They had been given guns by the British (as part of a strategy of encouraging insurrection against the American government). Permalink Parent 35
ChadExtra OP t1_j6othd0 wrote
Reply to comment by Unhappy-Valuable-596 in TIL of St Clair’s defeat in 1791, when Native Americans supplied with British made firearms, demolished a US military force and killed 656 soldiers, in what has been regarded as one of the worst ever defeats of the US military. by ChadExtra
The Native Americans defeated a US military force. They had been given guns by the British (as part of a strategy of encouraging insurrection against the American government).