On the morning of November 4, 1791, Major General Arthur St. Clair, along with approximately 1,400 soldiers, came under a coordinated attack by Chief Little Turtle and over 1,000 Native American warriors. By the end of the day, casualties on the American side numbered well over nine hundred. Native American casualties numbered fewer than one hundred and fifty. The defeat at St. Clair, or Battle of the Wabash, led to America's greatest defeat in any battle against Native Americans. President George Washington requested and obtained St. Clair's resignation from the Army. St. Clair faced the first Congressional Special Committee investigation, and the course of the United States military changed. St. Clair's defeat occurred at a time when the newly formed United States was experiencing economic and organizational problems. Hoping for a quick victory and control of newly acquired territory, St. Clair's defeat exemplified the U.S. Army's lack of training, procedure, and discipline. Instead of victory, the young United States recognized the need to train, organize, and equip a national army. After St. Clair's defeat, the Founding Fathers, wary of any independent army, understood the need for a well-trained, organized, and well-funded national army. The defeat at St. Clair demonstrated that a militia had failed to adequately protect the country. After the American Revolution, there was little public interest in entering the Western conflict with Native Americans. The English, reluctant to relinquish control of the forts at Detroit, Mackinaw, and Niagara, enjoyed the support of local tribes. The primary interest of the English was to preserve the lucrative trade along the Great Lakes. Native America...... middle of paper......n Business: Laws and Treaties vol. 2." Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties Vol. 2. http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/vol2/treaties/six0023.htm (accessed March 1, 2014). McHenery, James. "Documents of the War Department." War Department Papers. http://wardepartmentpapers.org/docimage.php?id=4728&docColID=5136&page=1 (accessed March 14, 2014). Sargent, Winthrop. "War Department Papers." War Department Papers. War Department. http://wardepartmentpapers.org/docimage.php?id=5895&docColID=6385 (accessed March 14, 2014). F. Watts, 1972.Winkler, John F. and Peter Dennis 1791: The Defeat of St. Clair, Oxford: Osprey, 2011.Yenne, Bill Wars American West Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006.