The engagement, known as the Battle of the Wabash or as St. Clair's Defeat, was the crowning achievement of Blue Jacket's military career, and the most severe defeat ever inflicted upon the United States by Native Americans.
Lafayette, Indiana. Lafayette (/ËlÉËfiËËÉt/ or lah-fee-YET) is a city in and the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located 63 miles (101 km) northwest of Indianapolis and 105 miles (169 km) southeast of Chicago.
Location. Purdue University is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and is easily accessible from interstate highway I-65. West Lafayette is 100 km (65 miles) north of Indianapolis and 190 km (120 miles) south of Chicago. The Department of Physics and Astronomy is located on Northwestern Avenue at the northern corner of Purdue Mall and connected by an aerial walkway to the Materials and Electrical Engineering Building. Travel Directions.