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Battle of Frenchtown

Battle of Frenchtown
Part of the War of 1812
River Raisin National Battlefield Park
The River Raisin National Battlefield Park in July 2010
Date January 18–23, 1813
Location Frenchtown, Michigan Territory
41°54′49″N 83°22′42″W / 41.91361°N 83.37833°W / 41.91361; -83.37833 (Battle of Frenchtown)Coordinates: 41°54′49″N 83°22′42″W / 41.91361°N 83.37833°W / 41.91361; -83.37833 (Battle of Frenchtown)
Result British / Native American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Native Americans
United States United States
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Procter
Wyandot Nation.png Roundhead
Wyandot Nation.png Walk-in-the-Water
United States James Winchester (POW)
United States George Madison (POW)
Strength
800 Native Americans
597 regulars
Approximately 1,000
Casualties and losses
British
24-25 killed
161-162 wounded
none-2 captured
Native American
3-15 killed in battle and none-1 captured on the 18th, unknown losses on the 23rd
410 killed
94+ wounded
547 captured (30-100 of whom were killed in ensuing massacre)
First Battle of the River Raisin
Part of the War of 1812
Date January 18, 1813
Location Frenchtown, Michigan Territory
41°54′49″N 83°22′42″W / 41.91361°N 83.37833°W / 41.91361; -83.37833 (First Battle of the River Raisin)
Result Strategic American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Potawatomi natives
United States United States
Commanders and leaders
Ebenezer Reynolds United States William Lewis
Strength

200 Potawatomies
63 Canadian Militia

1 gun
600 Kentucky militiamen
100 French Americans
Casualties and losses

1 Militiaman and 3 warriors killed or

1 Militiaman wounded, 15 warriors killed and two Militiamen and a warrior captured.
13 killed 54 wounded
Second Battle of the River Raisin
Part of the War of 1812
Date January 22, 1813
Location Frenchtown, Michigan Territory
41°54′49″N 83°22′42″W / 41.91361°N 83.37833°W / 41.91361; -83.37833 (Second Battle of the River Raisin)
Result British / Native American victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom
Native Americans
United States United States
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Procter
Wyandot Nation.png Roundhead
Wyandot Nation.png Walk-in-the-Water
United States George Madison
United States James Winchester
Strength
800 Native Americans
597 militiamen
Approximately 1,000
Casualties and losses
British
24 killed
161 wounded
Native American
Unknown
397 killed
40+ wounded
547 captured (30-100 of whom were killed in ensuing massacre)

The Battles of Frenchtown, also known as the Battle of the River Raisin and the River Raisin Massacre, was a series of conflicts that took place from January 18–23, 1813 during the War of 1812. It was fought between the United States and a British and Native American alliance near the River Raisin in Frenchtown, Michigan Territory (present-day Monroe, Michigan). The battle on January 22 had the highest number of fatalities of any battle during this war.

On January 18, 1813 the Americans forced the retreat of the British and their Native American allies from Frenchtown, which they had earlier occupied, in a relatively minor skirmish. The movement was part of a larger United States plan to advance north and retake Fort Detroit, following its loss in the Siege of Detroit the previous summer. Despite this initial success, the British and Native Americans rallied and launched a surprise counterattack four days later on January 22. Ill-prepared, the Americans lost 397 soldiers in this second battle, while 547 were taken prisoner. Dozens of wounded prisoners were murdered the next day in a massacre by the Native Americans. More prisoners were killed if they could not keep up on the forced march to Fort Malden. This was the deadliest conflict recorded on Michigan soil, and the casualties included the highest number of Americans killed in a single battle during the War of 1812.

Parts of the original battlefield were designated as a state historic park and added to the National Register of Historic Places. In 2009 Congress authorized its upgrade into the River Raisin National Battlefield Park, one of four such parks in the nation and the only one commemorating the War of 1812.


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