Talk:Robert Leckie (author)
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I do not see Robert Leckie as being politically incorrect because of his view on Native Americans, but rather his sexist views, expressed in his book "A Few Acres of Snow" -AmericanColumbia
[edit] Battle of Fallen Timbers
In Lackie's book THE WARS of AMERICA (1968) page 224, he has stated "They [the Indians] were retreating to the Canadian fort [Fort Miamis] and had turned to fight at Fallen Timbers, a wide swath which a tornado had cut in the woods northwest of present-day Defiance".
I am disputing the word "northwest" in favor of northeast. The battleground was in present-day Lucas County between Maumee and Waterville. The chronology of the event is generally accepted as August 20, 1794.
Northwest of Defiance is a village called Brunersburg. It was struck by an F4 tornado on March 28, 1920. By no means should this event be linked with Gen. Anthony Wayne's campaign of 1793-94. Musicwriter 20:37, 10 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Rank
Was Robert Lackie really a General? He was described as a machine gunner (not a commander) and his name is not found at List of United States Marine Corps four-star generals. Does anyone know his actual terminal grade? Pen of bushido (talk) 17:31, 8 March 2008 (UTC)
