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The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indian villages in response to the attacks on Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory. The site is near the city of Marion, Indiana.
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[Map of the camp of Lt. Col. John R. Campbell on the bank of the Mississinewa River, December 18, 1812 with details of attack by indians.] Relief shown pictorially. Shows the Miami's surprise attack on Lt. Col. Campbell's camp in Marion city region on December 18th, 1812.
Find a Marker. Battle of Mississinewa. Location: SR 15 at CR 600 N, SE corner, Marion. (Grant County, Indiana) Indiana Historical Bureau. ID# : 27.1947.1. Text. Two Miles West. Site of battle fought Dec. 18, 1812, in which British-allied Miami Indians were defeated by U.S. troops and Militia under Col. John Campbell. Keywords.
Shows the Miami's surprise attack on Lt. Col. Campbell's camp in Marion city region on December 18th, 1812. Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink, and pencil. Minimal level cataloging record.
1 lip 2007 · On Dec. 17, 1812, Lieutenant Colonel John B. Campbell with 600 mounted troops arrived at this site under orders to destroy the Miami Indian Villages along the Mississinewa River from here to the present site of Peru. (A historical marker located near Marion in Grant County, Indiana.)
October 13 – 15, 2023. Experience an immersive and authentic glimpse of this important battle, located at Marion, Indiana’s War of 1812 battle site.
