The First Battle of the River Raisin

Parts of the battlefield have recently beed designated as the River raisin National Battlefield Park and is part of the National Park Service.

Also called the First Battle of Frenchtown.

General James Winchester, second in command of the Army of the Northwest, led approximately 1,000 untrained regulars and militia, mostly from Kentucky.

He ignored orders from General William Henry Harrison to remain close and headed for Frenchtown where they surprised an outnumbered force of British soldiers and their Indian allies.

The British retreated.

During the retreat, the Indians looted and burned the nearby Sandy Creek settlement.

So, the first battle ended up as an American victory.

Fighting in the Winter.  I Don't Know.  --Brock-Perry