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   Josiah Harmar (November 10, 1753 – August 20, 1813) was an officer in the United States Army during the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. He was the senior officer in the Army for six years and seven months (August 1784 to March 1791).

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3. armyhistory.org › lieutenant-colonel-commandantLieutenant Colonel Commandant Josiah Harmar - The Army ...

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   Josiah Harmar was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on 10 November 1753. When he was 18, he was appointed a captain in the 1st Pennsylvania Battalion. In October 1776, he entered the Continental Army as a captain in the 3d Pennsylvania Regiment. He became a lieutenant colonel in 1777 and a brevet colonel from September to November 1783.

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   The officer chosen to lead the first expedition against the Indians was Brig. Gen. Josiah Harmar. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Harmar was a veteran of the American Revolution during which he served with the Pennsylvania Line under General Anthony Wayne.

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   Why did General Harmar go to the Shawnee and Miami lands?

   • Washington and Knox ordered General Josiah Harmar to lead these forces on a punitive expedition into the Shawnee and Miami lands as retaliation for the killings of American settlers and travelers on the contested frontier, and to deter the tribes from further attacks.

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   Why did General Harmar enlist in the Revolutionary War?

   • The effort was to expand the U.S. Army from the 884 officers and enlisted men reported to Congress in 1789. St. Clair immediately called upon Virginia for a thousand militia and Pennsylvania for five hunred and placed General Harmar in charge of the upcoming campaign.

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   Was Harmar able to justify his claim of destroying Little Turtle's headquarters?

   • They estimated Indian casualties at between 100 and 127. Harmar might well have been able to justify his claim of destroying Little Turtle’s headquarters if he had not broken up his army and had exercised more personal control over the tactics and discipline of his unit commanders.

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   How many soldiers did Harmar have in the Battle of Kekionga?

   • Brig. Gen. Harmar advanced north towards Kekionga on October 7, 1790. Leaving Fort Washington—located near Cincinnati on the Ohio River—he marched north with 320 regulars of the 1st U.S. Regiment, 1,133 militiamen, and three artillery pieces.

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   Brig. Gen. Josiah Harmar. A force was needed not only to deal with squatters occupying land in the Northwest Territory, but also to protect the settlers from violent responses by the Native Americans. With an inherent suspicion of standing armies, the Confederation Congress had previously authorized the creation of an army not to exceed 700 men.

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   Sep 15, 2011 · In 1790, Brigadier General Josiah Harmar led a similar mixed force of 1,100 Soldiers to Kekionga. Little Turtle led the confederation of warriors who repelled Harmar's attacks there.

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   May 23, 2015 · Yet, Harmar ended the campaign having failed impose a peace on the frontier. While many histories assign blame for the US Army's failure in the Harmar campaign to poor leadership, unreliable militia, or faulty logistics among others--these reasons may fail to identify and explain the impact of a commander's understanding of his strategic ...