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Battle of Brownstown

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scattered in a panic. Van Horne was able to save only half of his command; 18 men were killed, 12 were wounded, and 70 went missing. Most of those listed as "missing" were dispersed during the battle and returned to Detroit during the ensuing days.
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on June 1, 1813, the widows of those men killed in the battle were awarded half pay for five years. In at least one case, that of Jacob Pence, $ 953.43 was paid in October 1832 and $ 422.53 in April, 1839, for a total of $ 1,375.96.
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and seven other Wyandot chiefs petitioned the U.S. on February 5, 1812, and obtained a 50-year possession of Brownstown and Monguagon; he lived at Brownstown and commanded the Wyandot warriors.
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History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain: Comprising a Minute Account of the Various Military and Naval Operations, pg. 35
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As the U.S. Forces forded Brownstown creek, the 200 U.S. soldiers were set upon by two dozen Native Americans led by the
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villages of the Wyandot, but after those villages were destroyed, the council fire was moved to Brownstown.
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joined an alliance in 1783 against the United States of America. The alliance was originally formed at the
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on Brownstown creek. Brownstown was also known as "Sindathon's Village". Carlson High School in
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One minor chief, Blue Jacket, died in the battle. This was not the famous Shawnee chief
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Thomas Van Horne and the 200 U.S. soldiers were en route south to the
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8 to 1, they lost the battle and suffered substantial losses while
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Guidebook to the historic sites of the War of 1812, pg. 47-48
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to Tecumseh, Snelling's testimony was used at Hull's
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Index

War of 1812
Tecumseh's War
Brownstown Township, Michigan
Tecumseh's Confederacy
United States
Tecumseh
Thomas Van Horne
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Tippecanoe
River Canard
Fort Mackinac (1812)
Brownstown
Maguaga
Fort Dearborn
Detroit
Credit Island
Fort Harrison
Copus massacre
Fort Wayne
Wild Cat Creek
Mississinewa
Frenchtown
Africa Point
Tipton's Island
Fort Meigs
Fort Stephenson
Lake Erie
Thames

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