There was a skirmish between the Americans and Indians on November 21 and the Americans retreated from the field with one killed and left behind. A return to the battlefield the next day to recover the body found the soldier's head impaled on a pole with an Indian standing by it and taunting.
Thirteen Americans chased the Indian up a narrow canyon where they were ambushed by other Kickapoos, Winnebago and Shawnee warriors. The Americans fled as fast as they could. According to the Indians, the Americans really put their spurs to their horses in this rush to get away.
Losses for the U.S. November 21-22: 17 killed and three wounded.
Gen. Hopkins learned that a large force of Indians was massing to attacking him, plus, bitter cold weather set in as well as a snowstorm, which caused him to retreat first to Fort Harrison and then on to Vincennes.
Greatly embarrassed by this, General Samuel Hopkins resigned his commission. He was later brought before a military Court of Inquiry but cleared of any wrongdoing.
I had some difficulty looking this information up because of the NBA's San Antonio Spurs.
Something Else I Didn't Know About. --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.
No comments:
Post a Comment