Tippecanoe_order_of_battle
The following units of the U.S. Army and state militia forces under Indiana Governor William Henry Harrison, fought against the Native American warriors of Tecumseh's Confederacy, led by Chief Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa "The Prophet" at the battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.
- w = wounded
- k = killed
- m = missing
Governor William Henry Harrison, Commander-in-Chief[1]
- Second-in-Command - Acting Brig. Gen. John Parker Boyd[2]
- Aide-de-camp - Col. Abraham Owen (k)
Headquarters
- Yellow Jackets - Capt. Spier Spencer (k)
- Spies and Guides - Capt. Toussaint Dubois
More information Brigade, Battalion ...
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Infantry Brigade[3]
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Front Line 4th U.S. Infantry
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Front Line Indiana Militia
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Rear Line 4th U.S. Infantry
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Rear Line Indiana Militia
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Cavalry
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Dragoon Reserve
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Light Dragoons
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Close
Tenskwatawa (500-700 warriors)[5]
- Wea - White Loon (Wawpawwawqua)
- Potawatomi - Winamac
- Miami - Stone Eater
Tenskwatawa had around 500 warriors available, although estimates range from 350 to 1,000.
- Tunnell, Appendix B
- Colonel Boyd served as second-in-command of the expedition with the rank of "acting brigadier general". He also acted as brigade commander of all field units and commander of all regular army units (Tunnell, Appendix B)
- Tunnel p.127
- Pirtle p.36
- Winkler (2015), p. 34
- Winkler (2015), p. 32
- Pirtle, Alfred. (1900). The Battle of Tippecanoe. Louisville: John P. Morton & Co./ Library Reprints. pp. 158. ISBN 978-0-7222-6509-3.
Pirtle, Alfred. (1900). The Battle of Tippecanoe.
as read to the Filson Club. - Tunnell, IV, H.D. (1998). To Compel with Armed Force: A Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Tippecanoe (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.