394 The Winning of the West 



Licks as it was nigher and the ground more advan- 

 tageous in case the Enemy should pursue us got 

 to the Licks on the I7th and encamped. 



On the 1 8th in the morning, one of my party 

 that was watching the Road came in and told me 

 the Enemy was within a mile of us, upon which I 

 drew up to fight them at y 2 past seven they ad- 

 vanced in three Divisions in good order, they had 

 spied some of us and it was the very place they ex- 

 pected to overtake us. We had but fired one Gun 

 till they gave us a Volley and stood to it very well 

 for some time, 'till we rushed in upon them, when 

 they broke immediately. We pursued for about 

 two miles, and as the enemy was mostly on horse- 

 back, it was in vain to follow further. 



We killed and took one hundred and Forty-six. 

 Amongst the killed is Col. Todd the Commandr. 

 Col. Boon, Lt. Col. Trigg, Major Harlin who com- 

 manded their Infantry, Major Magara and a num- 

 ber more of their officers. Our loss is Monsr. La 

 Bute killed, he died like a warrior fighting Arm to 

 Arm, six Indians killed and ten wounded The In- 

 dians behaved extremely well, and no people could 

 behave better than both Officers & men in general 

 The Indians I had with me were the Wyandots 

 and Lake Indians The Wyandots furnished me 

 with what .provisions I wanted, and behaved ex- 

 tremely well." 



