A balanced and readable account of the 1791 battle between St. Clair's US forces and an Indian coalition in the Ohio valley, one of the most important and under-recognized events of its time. Colin Calloway has written a brilliant and haunting book, one that encourages us to confront entangled ironies fundamental to America's past and present. This battle 'with no name' transformed the course of American nationhood, as a devastating defeat compelled the new nation to yoke its future to conquest of Indians in the West. For Indians, a resounding victory presaged losses that were to come. In one final irony Calloway leaves us with the descendants of these Indians, people who would find an enduring place- even to this day -in the service of American arms.