Battle of Wild Cat Creek

Battle of Wild Cat Creek
Part of the War of 1812
Date 22 November 1812 Location Wildcat Creek (Indiana) Result Tribal American victory
Belligerents
Indigenous Confederacy: Kickapoo Winnebago Shawnee Supported by:  United Kingdom	United States 7th Infantry Kentucky Infantry Indiana Rangers
Commanders and leaders
	Samuel Hopkins Kumakskau Shawnee brother of Tecumseh in command
Strength
1,200	1,250
Casualties and losses
none	17 killed 3 wounded[1]

The Battle of Wild Cat Creek was the result of a November 1812 punitive expedition against Native American villages during the War of 1812. It has been nicknamed "Spur's Defeat", which is thought to refer to the spurs used by the soldiers to drive their horses away from the battle as quickly as possible. The campaign is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Tippecanoe.^[2]