Second Battle of the River Raisin
Jan. 22, 1813
Map depicting the positions of American and the British-Native force during the second battle. Benson Lossing - The Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812
Following a battle just four days earlier where American forces had won, British forces allied with ~800 Indigenous forces launched a counter attack on Americans at Frenchtown, on the River Raisin. Tecumseh was not involved in this battle with the Native forced being led by Wyandot leaders Roundhead and Walks-in-the-Water. As was representative of the confederacy, the 800 Native warriors included Shawnee, Potawatomi, Ottawa, Chippewa, Delaware, Miami, Winnebago, Creek, Sauk, and Fox tribes. The Americans were attacked in early morning and stood their ground for ~20 minutes. Famously, Roundhead demanded US Brigadier General James Winchester's uniform which led to a legend that he surrendered in his nightshirt. American losses were 397 killed, 40 wounded and 547 captured with an additional 30-100 killed after capture.