The Frontier In Flames-- Part 22: A Last Stand at Moraviantown

Instead, Proctor suggested moving a few miles farther upstream on the Thames River to Moraviantown, which could be more easily defended.  A river would protect one flank of the British Army, a large swamp shielded the other and there was a small swamp directly in front of British lines which would necessitate the Americans to divide their forces in an attack.

It was a desperate move.  The men were hungry, tired and dispirited.  Proctor's force comprised 800 militia and regulars; some 1,200 warriors when it began its march, but as many as 700 had left ranks since the retreat had begun.

--Brock-Perry