Wayne had shown himself the best general ever sent to war with the Northwestern Indians; and his victorious campaign was the most noteworthy ever carried on against them, for it brought about the first lasting peace on the border, and put an end to the bloody turmoil of forty years' fighting.
Roosevelt reflects on the significance of General Wayne's military leadership and its impact on peace in the Northwest.
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