Battle of Tippecanoe order of battle
Appearance
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.
Abbreviations used
[edit]- w = wounded
- k = killed
- m = missing
United States
[edit]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
Brigade | Battalion | Companies |
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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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Tecumseh's Confederacy
[edit]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.
- 125 Kickapoo under Mengoatowa (k)[6]
- 125 Potawatomi under Waubonsie
- 125 Winnebago under Waweapakoosa
- Smaller units organized under Roundhead[7]
References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ In the absence of Tecumseh command of the Confederacy fell to his brother, Tenskwatawa, who was not a war chief but a spiritual leader. Tenskwatawa nevertheless authorized the attack at Prophetstown (Tunnell). The attacking force was led by White Loon, Winamac and Stone Eater (Pirtle p.56)
- ^ Winkler (2015), p. 34
- ^ Winkler (2015), p. 32
Sources
[edit]- 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.