Why One Michigan City Flies the Kentucky Flag-- Part 2: The Two Battles of the River Raisin

The hastily and poorly trained Kentucky  militia organized 2,000 for the relief of Detroit.  Then the winter months battered them.

On January 18, 1813, they fought the First Battle of the River Raisin which ended in an American victory.  The Kentuckians occupied Frenchtown.

Then, on January 22, the British returned with their Indian allies and ambushed the Americans who surrendered in what is called the Second Battle of the River Raisin/Battle of Frenchtown..

The next morning the Indians began their massacre of the Americans.  This horrified the whole United States.

Brock-Perry