Battle of Maguaga

Part of the War of 1812

Date	9 August 1812
Location	Monguagon, Michigan
Result	Inconclusive

Belligerents

United Kingdom

Upper Canada

Native Americans

United States

Commanders and leaders

Adam Muir

James Miller

Strength

75 regulars,
70 natives,
60 militia

280 regulars,
330+ militia

Casualties and losses

6 killed,
21 wounded,
2 captured

18 killed,
64 wounded

United Kingdom

The Battle of Maguaga (also known as the Battle of Monguagon or the Battle of the Oakwoods was a small battle between British troops, Canadian militia and Tecumseh's natives and a larger force of American troops near the Wyandot village of Maguaga in what is now the city of Trenton, Michigan.

In the early days of the War of 1812, an American army under Brigadier-General William Hull had moved to Detroit, intending to use it as a base for an attack on Upper Canada. Hull's resolution quickly faded. After deciding not to attack the British at Fort Amherstburg, he learned that Mackinac Island had been captured by the British and feared that many Indians would flock south from there to join the British. On 3 August, he retreated to American territory.

At the Miami Rapids, Captain Henry Brush's company of Ohio Volunteers were waiting with vital supplies for Hull's garrison, including 300 head of cattle and 70 packhorses each laden with 200 pounds of flour. On 4 August, British troops under Captain (local Major) Adam Muir of the 41st Regiment and Indians under Tecumseh and Roundhead defeated a detachment which Hull had sent to collect these supplies at the Battle of Brownstown. Hull sent a larger detachment under Lieutenant-Colonel James Miller to escort the supply train back to Detroit.

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