![]() ![]() Whether the general could rally his troops and repulse the warriors of the Western Confederacy was at that point highly doubtful. Back at the camp, regulars and volunteers rushed to grab their weapons and shake themselves into a line of battle to stem the unexpected onslaught. Those who were not cut down fled in terror through a freezing-cold stream in a desperate effort to reach the main camp before being overtaken by the bloodthirsty warriors. Clair were just restarting their fires from the previous day when the Native Americans penetrated the army’s exposed militia camp.Ĭaught by surprise, the militiamen fled in panic. The mostly inexperienced soldiers under the command of Maj. ![]() While two bodies of warriors swept around the camp to encircle it, the main force made a frontal assault. When their war chiefs gave the signal to attack, the warriors rushed forward screaming their blood-curdling war cries. The warriors were armed with clubbed weapons, such as hatchets and tomahawks, as well as missile weapons such as bows and captured muskets. The war paint was not only intended to frighten their foe, but also to protect the warriors in battle. Army camp on the banks of the upper Wabash River just before dawn on November 4, 1791. The warriors of the Western Confederacy crept silently along the snow-covered ground towards the U.S. Categories: Latest Posts, Military History
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