A painting of Josiah Harmar by Raphaelle Peale. Raphaelle Peale, sometimes as Raphael Peale (February 17 1774 – March 25 1825is considered the first professional American painter of Still-life.

Fort Harmar

Josiah Harmar (November 10, 1753 – August 20, 1813) was an officer in the United States Army during the American Revolution and the Northwest Indian War. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" The Northwest Indian War (1785&ndash1795 also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names was a war fought between the United States and He was the senior officer in the Army for seven years.

Harmar was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and educated at a Quaker school. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He started his military career during the American Revolutionary War, receiving a commission as a captain in 1775. He served under George Washington and Henry Lee during the war, and at its conclusion, by then a colonel, was chosen by Congress in 1784 to relay the ratified Treaty of Paris (1783) to commissioner Benjamin Franklin in Paris. George Washington (February 22 1732 December 14 1799 served as the first President of the United States of America (1789&ndash1797 and led the Henry Lee III called "Light Horse Harry", ( January 29 1756 – March 25 1818) was a Cavalry officer in Colonel ( RP ˈkɜnəl GA ˈkɜrnəl is a Military rank of a Commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every country The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Treaty of Paris, signed on September 3, 1783, and approved by the Congress of the Confederation on January 14, 1784, formally Benjamin Franklin ( April 17 1790 was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.

Harmar was the senior officer in the United States Army, from 1784 to 1791, and was given command of the First American Regiment in 1784. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He signed the Treaty of Fort McIntosh in 1785, the same year that he ordered the construction of Fort Harmar near Marietta, Ohio. The Treaty of Fort McIntosh was a treaty between the United States government and representatives of the Wyandotte Delaware, Chippewa and Ottawa Marietta is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Washington County. He also supervised the construction of Fort Steuben near present-day Steubenville, Ohio. Steubenville is a city located along the Ohio River in Jefferson County, Ohio, in the United States. Harmar was promoted to brigadier general in 1787. General Harmar directed the construction in 1789 of Fort Washington, Cincinnati, Ohio, which was built to protect the settlements in the Northwest Territory. Fort Washington was a fort in the early history of Cincinnati Ohio. For the Canadian territory see Northwest Territories. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48 see Northwestern United States. The fort was named in honor of President Washington.

In 1790, Harmar was sent on expeditions against Native Americans and remaining British in the Northwest Territory. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands For the Canadian territory see Northwest Territories. For the northwestern corner of the Lower 48 see Northwestern United States. After a few initial military successes, his force of Federal troops was defeated by a tribal coalition led by Little Turtle, in an engagement known as the "Harmar's defeat", "Battle of the Maumee", Battle of Kekionga", or "Battle of the Miami Towns". Little Turtle or Mishikinakwa (c 1747 &ndash July 14, 1812) was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana, and Harmar's Defeat was a battle of the Northwest Indian War. It took place on October 21 1790 near the Ohio and Indiana border The Maumee River is a River in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States. Kekionga, also known as Kiskakon or Pacan's Village was the capitol of the Miami tribe at the confluence of the Saint Joseph, Saint Marys and Later, Harmar returned with a somewhat larger force and engaged the coalition, but fought to a draw. Consequently he was relieved of this command and replaced by General Arthur St. Clair. Arthur St Clair (March 23 1736 August 31 1818 was the ninth President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, a general in the Harmar was subsequently court-martialed, at his own request, on various charges of negligence, and exonerated. A court-martial (plural courts-martial) is a Military court. These military courts can determine Punishments for members of the Military subject

After his retirement from the Army in 1792, Harmar served as adjutant general of Pennsylvania (1793–1799). An Adjutant General is a military chief administrative officer The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern He died near Philadelphia at his estate, "The Retreat. " He is buried at the Episcopal church of St. James, Kingsessing, in West Philadelphia.

External links

• Ohio History Central bio of Harmar