River Raisin Event Held in Bad Weather Last Weekend-- Part 1

From the January 19, 2020, LenConnect.com  "Commemorative battlefield event held during snowy weather" by Paula Wethington., Monroe (Mich.) News.

It was Monroe County's biggest snowstorm of winter season so far.

"We had a lot of brave souls with the weather," said Jami Keegan.  And, only the presentation of Mary  Stockwell was cancelled.  The tactical musket demonstration went on although only half of the 70 re-enactors were there.

The Battles of the River Raisin took place January 18 and January 22, 1813, in an area in and around the present-day City of Monroe, Michigan.  Americans, British, Canadians and Indians were involved and the defeat of the Americans is considered a pivotal moment in the War of 1812.

Many of those who died on the American side were from Kentucky.  The local community in the area, then known as French Town, was left desolated.

--Brock-Perry