The Battle of Fallen Timbers effectively ended the Northwest Indian War led by General “Mad Anthony” Wayne. Ft. Wayne and Wayne County are named for him.
The Battle of Fallen Timbers (20 August 1794) was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between Western Confederacy of Native American tribes with the British, fighting against the newly formed United States. This was the battle for control of the Northwest Territory, of which present-day Indiana was a part.