Fighting Forces

Fighting Forces. . Following the disastrous defeats of U.S. Generals Harmar and St. Clair by the Western Confederacy, President George Washington recalled Anthony Wayne from retirement to lead a new U.S. fighting force., Over the course of two years, General Wayne trained and marched 3,500 men - 2,000 Legionnaires and 1,500 Militia - to Northwestern Ohio., Western Confederacy, In the years following the Revolutionary War, the Ohio country formed the western border of the U.S. as settlers moved to the area to claim new lands. Native American Nations in the Great Lakes Region banded together to form a formidable fighting force to protect their homelands. The Nations that contributed the most warriors to the confederacy were: , . Wyandot , . Delaware , . Ottawa , . Miami , . Shawnee , . Mingo, What's a Legion?, The Legion of the United States was the name given to the U.S. armed forces in 1792 by General Wayne after Congress passed a law to allow for the creation of a large standing army. A legion is divided into four equally sized units, called sub-legions, that included a detachment of mounted troops, infantry and light artillery.