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November 22, 1812 Battle of Wildcat Creek

This battle was fought near where present day Wildcat Creek, Indiana is situated. A couple of days before the battle was fought, a large force of white soldiers numbering over 1,250, had been ordered by their commanders to launch military raids against Ojibway's of the Illinois region. They did destroy a village located next to Peoria Lake. They then targeted the region where their village of Tippecanoe (Prophetstown) was located. After reaching the Tippecanoe region, white soldiers discovered that the village had been rebuilt by Ojibway's. However, from their scouts, Ojibway's learned of the approaching force of white soldiers and evacuated the village. At a nearby village, they also fled before the white soldiers advanced upon their village. After they reached the villages, white soldiers destroyed them. On November 22, 1812 white soldiers were fooled into a clever plot to destroy them. They spotted one lone Indian on a nearby hilltop then chased after him. They were led into an ambush however. Once the 60 or so white soldiers had entered a canyon, Ojibway Soldiers launched their ambush. Within a few minutes the white soldiers had no choice but to flee from the scene. Around 18 white soldiers were killed or wounded at the Battle of Wildcat Creek. Ojibway's of the Illinois region then assembled a force of thousands of soldiers to battle a large force of white soldiers laying waste to their settlements. However, an intense arctic front moved in, halting fighting.