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September 15, 1812 Copus Massacre

This small battle was fought near where present day Charles Mill Lake, Ohio is situated. A small force of 9 white soldiers was ordered to protect a small group of white settlers who knew Ojibway Soldiers were going to attack them. On September 14, 1812, these whites thought they had spotted Indians near their vicinity but did nothing to protect themselves. Next day, 7 white soldiers left their weapons with the white settlers they were ordered to protect, to wash themselves in a nearby stream. Their movements were quickly learned by Ojibway scouts who notified their commander about the 7 white soldiers bathing in the stream. They attacked the 7 white soldiers, killing three of them and forcing three more to flee into the nearby woods where they were eventually killed. The one white soldier who escaped managed to make it back to the homestead and a long battle that lasted several hours followed. After the Anishinabek learned that white reinforcements were arriving they ended the battle then left. Along with the 6 white soldiers killed, were 4 others who lived on the homestead.