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Indians, and was led by General Harmar himself. 

 It was arranged that there should be a nucleus of 

 regular troops, but that the force should consist 

 mainly of militia from Kentucky and Pennsylvania, 

 the former furnishing twice as many as the latter. 

 The troops were to gather on the 1 5th of September 

 at Fort Washington, on the north bank of the Ohio, 

 a day's journey down-stream from Limestone. 



At the appointed time the militia began to strag 

 gle in; the regular officers had long been busy get 

 ting their own troops, artillery, and military stores 

 in readiness. The regulars felt the utmost disap 

 pointment at the appearance of the militia. They 

 numbered but few of the trained Indian fighters of 

 the frontier; many of them were hired substitutes; 

 most of them were entirely unacquainted with In 

 dian warfare, and were new to the life of the wil 

 derness; and they were badly armed. 29 The Penn- 

 sylvanians were of even poorer stuff than the Ken- 

 tuckians, numbering many infirm old men, and many 

 mere boys. They were undisciplined, with little re 

 gard for authority, and inclined to be disorderly and 

 mutinous. 



By the end of September one battalion of Penn 

 sylvania, and three battalions of Kentucky, militia 

 had arrived, and the troops began their march to 

 the Miami. All told there were 1,453 men, 320 

 being Federal troops and 1,133 militia, many of 

 whom were mounted; and there were three light 



29 American State Papers, Indian Affairs, Vol. I, pp. 104, 

 105 ; Military Affairs, I, 20. 



