Battle of Maguaga | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom Tecumseh's confederacy | United States | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Adam Muir Tecumseh | James Miller | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Native American confederacy | 4th Infantry Regiment | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
75 regulars, 70 natives, 60 militia |
280 regulars, 330+ Ohio Volunteers, 60 Michigan Legionaries | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
6 killed, 21 wounded, 2 captured[3] |
18 killed, 64 wounded[4] |
The Battle of Maguaga (also known as the Battle of Monguagon[4] or the Battle of the Oakwoods) was a small battle between British troops, Canadian militia and Tecumseh's natives against a larger force of American troops, Ohio Volunteers and Michigan Legion near the Wyandot village of Maguaga which become The Township of Monguagon Township, Michigan in what is now The City of Riverview, Michigan.