Mississinewa Indiana. 1812 battlefield

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Mississinewa Indiana. 1812 battlefield

Here in December of 1812, a group of mounted Volunteers battled local tribes.

Here along the banks of the Mississinewa River the 600 horse men set up camp.They were attacked by Indians,suffering two deaths.They then proceeded down stream.

The scouts soon found signs of villages along the river

Perhaps in the two villages they destroyed,they found a longhouse enclosed by a stockade like this one.

After destroying the villages they retired to their camp

Here they were attacked again by the Indians and suffered another ten casualities. They also lost 100 horses and so decided to withdraw to Fort Greenville, Ohio.