One militia which fought in this battle was originally employed for foraging, although the winning commander threatened to demote their officers when they did not obey his order to parade because they were busy foraging.
One militia which fought in this battle was originally employed for foraging, although the winning commander threatened to demote their officers when they did not obey his order to parade because they were busy foraging. During this battle, a wagon driver named Ben defected to the losing side. The year after this battle, the American army reburied the bodies of some of its casualties before fighting the Battle of Wild (*) Cat Creek near this battle's location. One of the first casualties of this battle was Spier Spencer, the commander of the Yellow Jackets, and Major Joseph Daviess was also killed at this battle. The losing side of this battle was headquartered at Prophetstown, so named because of the belief that their leader, Tenskwatawa, was a prophet. For 10 points, name this defeat for Tecumseh's Confederacy which gave its victor, William Henry Harrison, a new nickname.
One militia which fought in this battle was originally employed for foraging, although the winning commander threatened to demote their officers when they did not obey his order to parade because they were busy foraging.
Battle of Tippecanoe