War Along the Wabash: The Ohio Indian Confederacy's Destruction of the U.S. Army, 1791.

The main focus of the article is a review of Steven P. Locke's book *War Along the Wabash: The Ohio Indian Confederacy's Destruction of the U.S. Army, 1791*, which examines the Battle of the Wabash (also known as St. Clair's Defeat), a significant 1791 conflict in present-day Ohio where Native American tribes decisively defeated U.S. forces. The book contextualizes the battle within the broader struggle over land sovereignty following the American Revolution, highlighting the unity of Native tribes against white settlers and the challenges faced by the inexperienced U.S. army under Major General Arthur St. Clair. Locke's detailed analysis covers the geographic, social, and military factors leading to the battle and its aftermath, emphasizing the devastating loss for the U.S. Army and the persistence of Native resistance. The review recommends the book as a thorough and insightful study of one of America's worst military defeats.