Legion of the United States

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The Legion of the United States was the reorganized standing army of the early U.S. government, created after the Revolutionary War and led by General Anthony Wayne in campaigns against Native American confederacies in the Northwest Territory.

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Label Occurrences
Legion of the United States canonical 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army formation ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
standing army ⓘ
allegiance United States ⓘ
alsoKnownAs United States Legion ⓘ
authorizedBy Congress of the United States ⓘ
commander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
James Wilkinson ⓘ
composition artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
riflemen ⓘ
conflict Northwest Indian War ⓘ
War of the First Coalition (American frontier theater) ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
createdAfter American Revolutionary War ⓘ
engagement Battle of Fallen Timbers ⓘ
Battle of Fort Recovery ⓘ
Battle of the Maumee Rapids (Fallen Timbers) ⓘ
followedBy United States Army (post-legion reorganization) ⓘ
linked to: United States Army
garrison Fort Washington ⓘ
Greenville, Ohio ⓘ
historicalEra Early national period of the United States ⓘ
influencedBy European legionary organization concepts ⓘ
legacy foundation for a professional United States Army ⓘ
militaryBranch Army ⓘ
namedCommander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
notableCommander Anthony Wayne ⓘ
opponent British-supported Native American forces in the Northwest Territory ⓘ
Western Confederacy (Native American confederacy) ⓘ
linked to: Western Confederacy
organizedBy United States Congress ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
precededBy Continental Army ⓘ
primaryTheater Northwest Territory ⓘ
purpose conduct campaigns against Native American confederacies ⓘ
defend the Northwest Territory ⓘ
serve as a permanent standing army of the United States ⓘ
resultOf defeats of U.S. forces under Harmar and St. Clair ⓘ
roleInHistory established model for later U.S. Army organization ⓘ
secured U.S. control of the Northwest Territory ⓘ
significantEvent participation in negotiations leading to the Treaty of Greenville ⓘ
subdivision First Sub-Legion ⓘ
Fourth Sub-Legion ⓘ
Second Sub-Legion ⓘ
linked to: First Sub-Legion

Third Sub-Legion ⓘ
typeOfUnitStructure combined-arms formation ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Fallen Timbers → U.S.forceNickname → Legion of the United States ⓘ
Battle of the Maumee Rapids → USForceName → Legion of the United States ⓘ