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Tag Archives: Ohio
Revolution on the Ohio Frontier: Fort Laurens
For much of the American Revolution, the British waged war on their rebelling colonists in the Ohio River Valley via proxy, relying on western Indian nations (Shawnee, Wyandot, Mingo, Chippewa, Ottawa, and others) to attack isolated American settlements and villages … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Common Soldier, Memory, Preservation, Uncategorized
Tagged 13th Virginia, 8th Pennsylvania, 9th Virginia, Delaware Indians, Fort Laurens, Forts, Frontier Theater, Indians, Lachlan McIntosh, Museums, Muskingum River, Ohio, Ohio Campaigns
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Norman MacLeod’s Campaign Journal, October 13, 1778
In the summer of 1778, Lieutenant Colonel George Rogers Clark of the Virginia militia launched one of the most daring American military operations of the Revolutionary War when he invaded the “Illinois country” and captured Cahokia and Kaskaskia in modern-day … Continue reading
Posted in British Leadership, Campaigns, Militia (Loyalist) Leadership, Personalities, Revolutionary War, Uncategorized
Tagged Detroit, Fort Sackville, Frontier, George Rogers Clark, Henry Hamilton, Illinois Country, Indiana, Indians, Native Americans, Norman MacLeod, Northwest Campaigns, Ohio, Vincennes, Wabash
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Missionary Extraordinaire: David Zeisberger
Over the summer, I took a family excursion to several Revolutionary War sites in Ohio, some of which I recently wrote about. In particular, I wanted to trace the experience of several Moravian missionaries and their congregations in the no-man’s … Continue reading
The Crawford Campaign, 1782: Captivity, Torture, and Execution
(part five of five) For those men separated from the retreating main body in the pell-mell retreat, Crawford’s expedition had become a nightmare, beginning with the panic on the night of June 5. James Paul remembered being shaken awake with … Continue reading
The Crawford Campaign, 1782: Rout, Retreat, and Recovery
(part four of five) As the night of June 5 gave way to a dark retreat on June 6, the militia struggled eastward, attempting to reimpose some order on their main body. According to Rose, Crawford set out after one … Continue reading
The Crawford Campaign, 1782: Battle on the Sandusky
(part three of five) The expedition continued through thick forest until June 4, when it finally came upon a Wyandot town on the upper Sandusky after noon. It was abandoned to the surprise of Crawford’s guides.[i] (The Wyandot shifted from … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Militia (Patriot) Leadership, Uncategorized
Tagged Battle Island, Butler's Rangers, Captain Pipe, David Williamson, Delaware, Hopocan, Indians, Ohio, Ohio Campaigns, Pennsylvania Militia, Sandusky River, Simon Girty, Upper Sandusky, William Crawford, Wyandot
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The Crawford Campaign, 1782: Birth of an Expedition
(part two of five) In April, 1782 local leaders, in particular David Williamson, petitioned Irvine to lead a punitive raid to the Sandusky River aimed at the Wyandot and Hopocan’s Delaware.[i] While he could provide no material support or leadership, … Continue reading
