HISTORY

October 3, 1813
Pursuit to Moraviantown

On October 3rd Johnson's regiment captured a lieutenant of dragoons and eleven privates, who had just commenced the destruction of a bridge over a small river. This was the first intimation to Harrison that Proctor was aware of the pursuit. The capture of this little party was considered a good omen. The pursuit was continued, and that night the Americans encamped on Drake's farm.

Tecumseh argued frequently with Proctor after the withdrawal from Ft. Malden, knowing that it would lay open Native American villages to attack by American forces. The chief village was Moraviantown were Native American s converted to Christianity by the Moravians, had fled to Canada from Ohio, in 1792. By an order of the Provincial Council in 1793, a large tract of land, comprising about fifty thousand acres, was granted for their use, on which they proceeded to build a church and village. The village had nearly one hundred houses. Many of the Indians spoke English. So it was not surprising that Tecumseh would insist on fighting here. In the end, the Village and crops were destroyed by American troops, who alleged that some of the Indians residing there had been foremost in the massacre on the Raisin.