In early times, Indians traveled the Auglaize River between the Ohio and the Great Lakes. The French, the British, and then the Americans came into the valley as each succeeded in conquering the land. During the Indian Wars from 1790 to 1795, Gen. "Mad" Anthony Wayne marched north along the river to victory. At Fallen Timbers, he broke the power of the Indians. The Northwest Territory was firmly in the grasp of the Americans, and part of Ohio was soon opened to peaceful settlement.