Proctor's line was interrupted by a small swamp between the British regulars and Tecumseh's men. Tecumseh lengthened his line into he swamp and pushed it forward so they could fire into the flank of the American force if it advanced on the regulars.
On October 5, Harrison approached with the U.S. 27th Infantry Regiment and a large corps of Kentucky volunteers led by Major General Isaac Shelby. Shelby was a veteran of the American Revolution and had commanded troops at the Battle of King's Mountain in 1780 during that war.
There were also five brigades of infantry as well as Richard Johnson's 3rd Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.
--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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