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==Major General==
==Major General==
[[Image:Wayne.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
[[Image:Wayne.jpg|thumb|250px|right]]
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In 1792 Washington offered him the command of the regular army with the rank of major-general to fight the hostile Indians north-west of the Ohio, in the lead up to the Battle of Fallen Timbers. They had been rendered insolent by their successes over General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and General Arthur St Clair in 1791, and indirectly to compel the British to yield the posts they held on the American side of the lakes. Wayne spent the winter of 1792-1793 in recruiting his troops near Pittsburg and in drilling them for effective service in the reorganized army.
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In 1792 Washington offered him the command of the regular army with the rank of major-general to fight the hostile Indians north-west of the Ohio, in the lead up to the Battle of Fallen Timbers. They had been rendered insolent by their successes over General Josiah Harmar in 1790 and General Arthur St Clair in 1791, and indirectly to compel the British to yield the posts they held on the American side of the lakes. Wayne spent the winter of 1792–1793 in recruiting his troops near Pittsburg and in drilling them for effective service in the reorganized army.