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Mississinewa Battlefield 6000 N 300 W27 La Fontaine, IN, 46940 United States Date: October 9-11, 2020 Time: Fri 9:00am - 4:00pm Sat 9:00am - 5:00pm Sun 9:00am - 4:00 pm |
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The Battle of the Mississinewa was a significant engagement fought during the War of 1812. It marked the first offensive victory of the American army during the war.
When war began, the entire Northwest Territory (present day Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin) became a disaster area for the United States. What had been a smoldering conflict between white settlers and the natives erupted into full-scale war between the natives and the United States. In swift succession, Forts Mackinac, Dearborn (Chicago) and Detroit fell to British and native forces. Natives began aligning themselves with the British and threatened the United States control of the Northwest Territory.
In September 1812, William Henry Harrison was put in command of the army to protect the western frontier and recapture Detroit. Harrison believed the native villages along the Mississinewa River were being used as a staging area for native attacks on his army. In November 1812, Lt. Col. John B. Campbell led 600 mounted troops out of central Ohio on a secret mission to destroy the native villages on the river. In December, 1812, Campbell's troops surprised the first of four native villages, killing 8 inhabitants and taking 42 prisoners. They continued north for three miles, destroying three more vacated villages before returning to the site of the first village to camp for the night.
When war began, the entire Northwest Territory (present day Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin) became a disaster area for the United States. What had been a smoldering conflict between white settlers and the natives erupted into full-scale war between the natives and the United States. In swift succession, Forts Mackinac, Dearborn (Chicago) and Detroit fell to British and native forces. Natives began aligning themselves with the British and threatened the United States control of the Northwest Territory.
In September 1812, William Henry Harrison was put in command of the army to protect the western frontier and recapture Detroit. Harrison believed the native villages along the Mississinewa River were being used as a staging area for native attacks on his army. In November 1812, Lt. Col. John B. Campbell led 600 mounted troops out of central Ohio on a secret mission to destroy the native villages on the river. In December, 1812, Campbell's troops surprised the first of four native villages, killing 8 inhabitants and taking 42 prisoners. They continued north for three miles, destroying three more vacated villages before returning to the site of the first village to camp for the night.
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