DECEMBER 24, 1812
His troops decimated by freezing weather, Campbell arrived back at Fort Greenville. More than 300 of his troops suffered from frostbite.
He allowed the Indian women and children to ride captured Indian horses on the return trip. The captives were escorted to Indian settlements at Piqua.
--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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