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	Battle of the Mississinewa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as Mississineway, was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami villages in response to the attacks on Fort Wayne and Fort Harrison in the Indiana Territory.
		Campbell's objective was to destroy the Miami villages along the Mississinewa River.
		Harrison claimed the expedition as a victory because of the prisoners that were taken and contemplated sending another expedition down the Mississinewa despite the fact over half his cavalry was incapacitated either from battle wounds or frostbite.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle_of_the_Mississinewa (356 words)

	Battle_of_Lake_Erie encyclopedia and info, forum and guides (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes also referred to as the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on September 10, 1813 in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio.
		Lawrence faced an unfavourable wind and was destroyed in the course of the battle with four-fifths of its crew killed or wounded.
		Due to the outcome of the battle, Britain retreated from Detroit and lost control of Lake Erie for the remainder of the war.
	cayman-islands.caribbean-forum.com /encyclopedia.php?title=Battle_of_Lake_Erie (702 words)

	1812 in science (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Battle of Mississinewa Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history event in the United States.
		It is a historical commemoration of the Battle of Mississinewa fought here on December 17 and 18, 1812.
		The General Armstrong and the War of 1812 Describes the attack on a privateer during the War of 1812 that delayed the arrival of the British Fleet at New Orleans, thus changing the outcome of the battle.
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	Battle of York - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Battle of York was a battle of the War of 1812 on April 27, 1813, at York, Upper Canada, which was later to become Toronto, Ontario.
		When Sheaffe realized he couldn't stop the Americans he blew up the hundreds of barrels of gunpowder in the fort and set fire to HMS Isaac Brock, which was being constructed in the harbour.
		Although the captured supplies allowed for the success at the Battle of Lake Erie later in 1813, the attack also helped provoke the burning of Washington, D.C. in 1814.
	encyclopedia.maksiu.info /wiki/Battle_of_York (395 words)

	When The Mississinewa Gives Up Its Dead
		The capacity of the soil of a woodland or the heavily grassed soil of a meadow to absorb water is almost unlimited.
		The Mississinewa is not more treacherous than other streams, and it toll of death in other years has not been more than other Indiana rivers.
		Years ago there were dredging poles in many of the farm houses along the Mississinewa, and there were grappling hooks attached for use in emergencies, and then they were returned to the farm house, some homestead near the river, and when wanted again they were in readiness.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/in/county/grant/Histories/when_the_mississinewa_gives_up_i.htm (4028 words)

	USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
		The USS Mississinewa (AO-59) was a T3-S2-A3 Auxiliary Oiler of the United States Navy, commissioned on May 18, 1944 and used to refuel ships during World War II in the South Pacific.
		The Mississinewa was hit in the front starboard bow area, the kaiten probably released by Japanese mother sub I-36 just outside Ulithi Lagoon, Palau.
		The Mississinewa was 553 feet long, 25,425 tons, and had 21 officers and 278 enlisted sailors.
	brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_mississinewa__ao_59_.html (291 words)

	Battles War of 1812 Wars and Conflicts Nineteenth Century
		A Scottish Regiment at the Battle of New Orleans - The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders were deprived of their kilts and feathered bonnets and sent into action in tartan trews and a particularly unbecoming form of cocked Kilmarnock bonnet.
		Battle of Mississinewa - Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history event in the United States.
		Battles of the River Raisin - Contains links to a history of the 1812 battles, a list British and American casualties, photographs from the January Memorial ceremony, and exhibits from the visitor center.
	www.1mall.com /ODP/Society/History/By_Time_Period/Nineteenth_Century/Wars_and_Conflicts/War_of_1812/Battles (540 words)

	Battles Society, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Battle of Crysler's Farm Commemorating the victory of Lieut.-Col. Joseph Morrison's outnumbered Anglo-Canadian army over the invading Americans on November 11, 1813.
		A Scottish Regiment at the Battle of New Orleans The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders were deprived of their kilts and feathered bonnets and sent into action in tartan trews and a particularly unbecoming form of cocked Kilmarnock bonnet.
		Battles of the River Raisin Contains links to a history of the 1812 battles, a list British and American casualties, photographs from the January Memorial ceremony, and exhibits from the visitor center.
	www.sigmbi.org /c2lnXzI2MzkxNA==.aspx (339 words)

	Siege of Fort Wayne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since 1811, after the severe defeat at the Battle of Tippecanoe, Native American tribes on the Northwest frontier had been growing more and more bitter at the U.S. presence there.
		The defeats at the Battle of Fort Harrison and the Siege of Fort Wayne caused the Miami warriors to loose confidence in their chiefs.
		No further Indian attacks occurred in the Indiana Territory for the rest of the war, but it was not until Tecumseh's defeat at the Battle of the Thames that the Indian threat was really eliminated.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Siege_of_Fort_Wayne (508 words)

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		Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history event in the United States.
		A Scottish Regiment at the Battle of New
		The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders were deprived of their kilts and feathered bonnets and sent into action in tartan trews and a particularly unbecoming form of cocked Kilmarnock bonnet.
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		48 wounded } } The Battle of the Mississinewa, also known as '''''Mississineway''''', was an expedition ordered by William Henry Harrison against Miami Indians Miami villages in response to the attacks on Siege of Fort Wayne Fort Wayne and Battle of Fort Harrison Fort Harrison in the Indiana Indiana Territory.
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	Mississinewa
		The first Mississinewa (AO‑59) was laid down 5 October 1943 by the Bethlehem‑Sparrows Point Shipyard, Inc., Sparrows Point, Md.; launched 28 March 1944; sponsored by Miss Margaret Pence; and commissioned 18 May 1944, Capt. Philip G. Beek, USNR, in command.
		Mississinewa began her brief but active wartime service 18 June 1944.
		Postwar inquiry found that Mississinewa, with 60 of her complement, was the first victim of the kaiten, the Japanese manned torpedo.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/m12/mississinewa-i.htm (400 words)

	Education World® - History : World History : Wars : World War II : Images & Multimedia
		Battle of Mississinewa Read an account of the battles on December 17, 1812 during which several Indian Villages were destroyed.
		Battle of Saratoga Map Read a brief overview of the Battle of Saratoga and view a large map detailing the field positions of General Burgoyne's Army on Oct. 10, 1777.
		Battle of Thames Ohio Historical Society presents a profile of the final Northwestern battle of the War of 1812.
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		There is a sharp difference of opinion prevalent regarding his participation in the Battle of the Mississinewa.
		It is my impression that Me-shin-go-me-sia, with several squaws and their children, were over on Wildcat when the Battle of the Mississinewa was fought." Major Goerge W. Steel, of Marion, writes: " I have been slower in making reply to your favor of the 13th inst.
		I have always understood he was not engaged in the Battle of the Mississinewa." If he were able I am sue he could give you other and better information, and I am sorry I can give no more.
	searches.rootsweb.com /usgenweb/archives/in/grant/bios/biomesh.txt (1236 words)

	Battle of Mississinewa
		The battle of the Mississinewa was a part of the War of 1812.
		The dead were buried, and the huts where the prisoners were kept were pulled down on the graves and burned to prevent the discovery of the burial place.
		This precaution was not taken at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the dead were exhumed and scalped by the Indians, only to be buried again by General Hopkin's men.
	www.rootsweb.com /~ingrant/missbat1.htm (2000 words)

	The Leyte Operation
		On shore, MacArthur's men pulled in their lines, consolidated their positions, and awaited the outcome of the battle in which they were the pawns.
		There ensued the three almost simultaneous naval actions (the Battle of Surigao Strait, the Battle off Samar, the Battle off Cape Engano) which have been collectively dubbed the "Battle for Leyte Gulf," as the myriad ships of America's Third and Seventh Fleets were welded together to meet the oncoming foe.
		In the "Battle for Leyte Gulf" the U.S. Navy wrote a fiery finis to the Nipponese Navy as an effective fighting unit, and also garroted the embryonic Sho No. 1.
	santafe.paintrock.net /Docs/the_leyte_operation.htm (1723 words)

	Battles - War of 1812 - Wars and Conflicts
		» A Scottish Regiment at the Battle of New Orleans - The 93rd Sutherland Highlanders were deprived of their kilts and feathered bonnets and sent into action in tartan trews and a particularly unbecoming form of cocked Kilmarnock bonnet.
		» Battle of Mississinewa - Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living history event in the United States.
		» The Battle of Plattsburg - Victory on Lake Champlain - The story of the dramatic Battle - September 11, 1814, turning point of the War of 1812.
	www.123-fr.com /123annuaire/dir/cat-263914-battles.html (528 words)

	Mississinewa
		The Battle of the Mississinewa was one of the major engagements
		Mississinewa 1812 is the largest War of 1812 living
		Mississinewa River: The reenactment of the Mississinewa Battle of 1812 was both educational and fun!
	www.elwood.k12.in.us /ems/mississinewa.htm (45 words)

	USS Mississinewa AO-59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Munsee was the first tug to reach the Mississinewa.
		In June of that year, he was assigned to the brand new oil tanker USS Mississinewa (AO-59).
		On Nov. 20, 1944, at Ulithi Atoll, the Mississinewa was sunk by a secret Japanese suicide weapon called a "kaiten" (Note: In a desperate attempt to turn the tide of the war in the Pacific, the Japanese military first formulated and implemented suicide aircraft attacks––the kamikazes––in late 1944.
	navy.memorieshop.com /Mississinewa/WWII.html (1133 words)

	John A Mair, Jr. - USS Mississinewa
		We frequently had pilots report aboard the Mississinewa at Manus so we could transfer them at sea via the Bo'sns chair when we were scheduled to fuel their assigned carrier.
		The Mississinewa's Sick Bay was well occupied upon our return from "recreation." I was on shore with our crew at the time but was some distance away from the brawl.
		The USS Mississinewa, AO-59, was sunk by a Japanese Kaiten (Suicide manned torpedo) on November 20, 1944 while anchored in Berth 131 at Ulithi Atoll, Western Caroline Islands.
	www.pacificwrecks.com /people/veterans/mair (11929 words)

	The Battle of the Mississinewa, 1812 - War of 1812
		Their invasion of Canada via the Niagara peninsula failed when the U.S. Army was beaten at the battle of Queenston Heights by a combined British force of Regulars, Militia and Native allies.
		The Dragoons had formed a line of battle, but with the news of their discovery they broke into a wild, yelling disorderly race for the village, accidentally killing one of their sergeants as they did so.
		Won the Battle of the Thames 1813, destroying a British and Native army.
	www.warof1812.ca /mississa.htm (6702 words)

	Mississinewa 1812 - Re-Enactment Visit of 2003 Example Essays.com - Over 101,000 essays, term papers and book reports! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Mississinewa River served as the primary passage between Fort Dearborn, Fort Wayne, and the state of Michigan.
		In a bloody battle among Americans, Britons and Indians, the United States gained control of the area and the river, and marched forward in glorious victory.
		The assignment was to investigate the site of an historic battle, journal any discoveries made, and report these findings back to the General in the form of an essay.
	www.exampleessays.com /viewpaper/29335.html (305 words)

	USN Ships--USS Mississinewa (AO-59)
		USS Mississinewa, a 25,425 ton Cimarron class oiler, was built at Sparrows Point, Maryland.
		On the morning of 20 November 1944, while at Ulithi anchorage, Caroline Islands, with a full cargo of fuel oil and aviation gasoline, she was hit by a Japanese "Kaiten" human torpedo, one of five launched from the submarines I-36 and I-47.
		USS Mississinewa burned, exploded and sank, the first victim of this newly-introduced Japanese suicide weapon.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-m/ao59.htm (1053 words)

	U.S.S. Mississinewa, AO-59 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The U.S.S. Mississinewa was a T3-S2-A3 Auxiliary Oiler, commissioned on May 18, 1944.
		The role of the U.S.S. Mississinewa was to refuel ships, while underway, in the South Pacific during WWII.
		On November 20, 1944, the U.S.S. Mississinewa was struck by a Kaiten (Imperial Japanese Navy manned suicide torpedo with a 3,418 lb.
	www.ussmississinewa.com /home.html (552 words)

	History of Westmoreland County Volume 1, Chapter 17 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		On the 18th of November they fought the battle of Mississinewa, and completely destroyed the town, but not many of the Indians were killed.
		The journey connected with the battle of Mississiniwa was an extremely severe one.
		In battle, in camp, and on the march, their conduct has done honor to themselves and their country.
	www.pa-roots.com /~westmoreland/historyproject/vol1/chap17.html (4856 words)

	battle.html (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Was a skirmish that took place on the Mississinewa River in Grant County, Indiana, on December 18, 1812.
		Since it had become evident to Gen. William Henry Harrison that the Miami Indians were being incited by the British, he sent Col. John B. Campbell to attack and destroy their villages.
		Their camp was surrounded before daylight by 300 Miamis, however and in the ensuing battle Campbell sustained casualties of 8 Killed and 48 wounded, while about 30 Indians were killed.
	freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~vhicks/battle.html (215 words)

	General Brock.com — News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Mississinewa Battlefield Society is selling 16-inch replicas of the bronze sculpture for $4,000 US each.
		The sculpture was commissioned by the Mississinewa Battlefield Society, and depicts a dismounted American soldier walking next to a Native American woman riding a horse and a Native American warrior on foot, according to a report in the Chronicle-Tribune, a newspaper based in Marion, Ind.
		The tab for the $280,000 US project is being picked up by donations from local businesses, individuals, government agencies and proceeds from Mississinewa 1812.
	www.generalbrock.com /level2/articles/news/1000.htm (484 words)

	Effingham Daily News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		It was Karl Kendall's tribute to Mississinewa Battle during the War of 1812 in Marion, Ind.
		This battle was part of the War of 1812 between the United State and England, in which the Miami Indian tribe supported the British efforts.
		On the day of the battle, a blizzard swept through the area forcing a quick end to the fight.
	effinghamdailynews.townnews.com /articles/2004/08/10/news/news01.txt (509 words)

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