From the June 30, 2012, Canton (Il) Daily Ledger "War of 1812 had impact on local area" by Larry Eskridge.
Information from"Illinois in War of 1812" by Gillum Ferguson.
First off, Illinois was not yet a state, still a territory.
Peoria found itself at the forefront of the struggle between the United States and Indians fighting for Britain.
An early French settlement had been established on Lake Peoria, but in the 1790s had moved one and a half miles upstream to New Village. (La Ville de Maillet). Most of its inhabitants were French hunters and traders whom the Americans viewed as working for the British.
In August and September 1812, the Illinois Territorial Governor, Ninian Edwards, organized an offensive against hostile Indians.
More to Come. --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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