Henry Proctor left between 60 and 80 badly wounded Americans and took the rest of his prisoners back to Detroit.
What happened next is known as the Raisin River Massacre. A group of warriors returned to Frenchtown and killed and scalped at least 30 of the wounded soldiers and took others away as prisoners. Some of the Americans escaped and made their way to Harrison's Army.
The Raisin River massacre was another major defeat for the United States in the Northwest. At the end of 1812, the British and their allies had taken control of previously American territory in Michigan, Illinois, northern Indiana and northwestern Ohio.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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