A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry: In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12. — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
A Journal of Two Campaigns of the Fourth Regiment of U.S. Infantry: In the Michigan and Indiana Territories, Under the Command of Col. John P. Boyd, and Lt. Col. James Miller During the Years 1811, & 12.
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every place wherever they attempted to make a stand. The rout became
general, and the pursuit continued for about two miles, to the village
of Brownstown, where the British took to their boats, and the Indians
to the woods.--Col. Miller had directed a charge to be made by the
Cavalry, while the enemy were in full rout; which was not done,
although Capt. Snelling offered himself to lead them on in person.
This cowardice of the Cavalry alone saved the enemy from destruction.
In the action an Indian had climbed into the top of a large tree, from
which he discharged many arrows into our ranks, but was discovered by
the soldiers, and brought down very suddenly. Another Indian who had
been wounded, and lay in the woods unable to move from his place, had
loaded his rifle and shot down a militia soldier, who was in search
of some of his fallen comrades; a party near by heard the report of
the rifle, came up and dispatched the Indian while in the act of
reloading, for another victim who might pass in his way.--Our killed
and wounded were collected before dark and brought to the camp;
consisting of 18 killed and 58 wounded. The loss of the British and
Indians were 100 killed, and nearly twice that number wounded. Many
of them were picked up and brought into camp the same evening, and
their wounds carefully attended to. The British were commanded in
this action by Major Muir, and the Indians by Tecumseh, Marpot and
Walk-in-the-water. Their force consisted of three hundred Regulars and
five hundred Indians, nearly one third greater than the American force
under Col. Miller.
The only Officers of the 4th Regt. wounded, were Lieut. Larabee, a
brave officer who lost an arm--and Lieut. George P. Peters, who
commanded the late Capt. Wentworth's company.
Aug. 10.--Boats from Detroit arrived to take up the wounded. On their
return they were fired upon by the British brig Hunter, and even after
the wounded were transferred from the boats to waggons, this vessel
took several positions to harass them on their return to Detroit.