Battle of the Mississinewa

Battle of the Mississinewa
Part of the War of 1812
DateDecember 17–18, 1812
Location
Jalapa, Indiana[1]
Result United States victory
Belligerents
Miami tribe  United States
Commanders and leaders
Francis Godfroy
Joseph Richardville		 John B. Campbell
Strength
300 infantry 600 cavalry
Casualties and losses
38 killed (claimed)
8 men and 34 others captured[2]		 12 killed
46 wounded[2]

The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indian villages in response to the attacks on Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory. The site is near the city of Marion, Indiana.

Today, the location is the site of Mississinewa 1812, the largest War of 1812 reenactment in the United States, which is held every October (this event was not held in 2024 and will be relocated from 2025 onwards). The annual festival draws thousands of visitors from all over the world. In 2004, a large memorial was unveiled and is currently on display near the Mississinewa River in downtown Marion.[3]

  1. ^ Edward E. Moore (1910). A Century of Indiana. American Book Company. p. 108.
  2. ^ a b Gilpin, p. 154
  3. ^ "Home". mississinewa1812.com.