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flank had been turned, and finding that he was separated from the main 
body of the Indians, he once more gave orders for a retreat which was 
accomplished without molestation, to his boats in which he embarked 
and recrossed the river. Three privates of the 41st were killed in 
this affair, and two officers and thirteen men wounded, two of the latter 
being left on the field and taken prisoners. Lieutenant Robert Liv- 
ingston of the Mackinac Volunteers, who led a party of Western Indians, 
was also badly wounded and taken, and the Indians reported a total loss 
of two killed and six wounded, among the latter being Tecumseh him- 
self, who was slightly injured in the neck by a buckshot.! 
Miller ordered his cavalry to charge along the road in pursuit, 
but Captain Sloan failed to obey, and when he succeeded in reforming 
his infantry for a fresh advance, his enemy had disappeared. A strong 
patrol was sent forward as far as the village of Brownstown, which they 
found deserted, and saw a number of boats filled with troops recrossing 
the river. His loss had been quite severe. In their frontal attack 
his regular infantry had lost ten killed, and four officers and forty-one 
men wounded. The Ohio and Michigan Volunteers, who were less 
exposed, lost eight killed and two officers and eleven men wounded. 
During the action all of his men had thrown aside their haversacks, 
containing two days’ provisions, few of which were recovered before it 
became dark, as Miller would not permit them to straggle but en- 
camped for the night in order of battle. Heavy rain soon began to fall, 
which continued without intermission until morning. When daylight 
returned his men were too much exhausted by their exertions, combined 
with loss of sleep and hunger, to resume their march, and he was himself 
prostrated by an attack of fever and ague brought on by exposure. 
The road had become heavy, and an officer was sent back to request 
reinforcements and a supply of provisions before advancing further. 
The dead were buried and an Indian cabin burned to conceal the graves, 
and a patrol went out to search for a missing man whose body was 
found in the woods. While thus engaged, one of the party was shot 
dead by a wounded Indian who lay disabled on the field, having had 
a leg and an arm broken in the action, but managed to discharge his 
musket with fatal effect. This unfortunate fellow was at once put to 
death by the ‘Americans, who were much impressed by his fierce and 
undaunted bearing.? | 
During the day some troops from Amherstburg landed upon Grosse 
Isle with a howitzer, and began throwing shells in the-direction of the 



*Dalliba, Narrative; Richardson, Right Division; Coffin, War; Brown: 
McAfee; Proctor to Brock, 11th August, 1812. 
*Walker’s Journal, pp. 59-61. 
