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Battles

There are many battles that have taken place throughout the great lakes.  These include those of what we consider wars, such as the War of 1812, but also labor strikes in which the military has been called out.  Here is what we are writing about lately.

  • A Tactical Analysis of the Battle of the ThamesVincent Padget
    Back Ground In the early  parts of the War of 1812, the United States lost Detroit to Tecumseh and Major General Isaac Brock. Tecumseh convinced Brock to attack Detroit, and he listened even ...
  • The Sioux Execution of 1862Logan Maurer
    In December of 1862, The US Dakota war ended with an entire people exiled from their homeland, and hundreds dead including many casualties of America’s largest ever mass execution. Although, ...
  • Chief Black Hawk at the Battle of Wisconsin Height…Scott Janny
    Throughout the whole Black Hawk war, chief Black Hawk and his men were mistreated and oppressed, the same way many other natives and their tribes had been when the state ...
  • Battle of Fallen Timbers MemorialCollin Lys
      The Battle of Fallen Timbers Memorial was constructed to honor the American and Native soldier that died in the aforementioned battle. This battle had great significance, for it was the ...
  • 7th Michigan at the Battle of GettysburgJeff Richards7th Michigan at the Battle of Gettysburg
    A few months after the Civil War broke out, the 7th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was formed and mustered into service in Monroe, MI on August 22, 1861. At the ...
  • The Battle of TippecanoeLiz Adams
    On November 6, 1811, warriors from Prophetstown, the headquarters for an Indian confederacy, led by Tenskwatawa, known as the Prophet, attacked US troops commanded by General Harrison near the Tippecanoe ...
  • The Toledo War – Summer of 1835James Allbery
    In 1835, Michigan and Ohio were at “war” with each other over a disputed part of land, called the Toledo Strip. Toledo was a very important trade hub, due to ...
  • Action at Nottawasaga RiverYiliang Li
    The action at Nottawasaga happened in 1814, which was part of the battle late in the War of 1812. The purpose of this action was wrecking the supply base of ...
  • The Battle of Phillip’s Corner (1835)Micah Ball
    The Battle of Phillips Corners is proof of civil disunion that predates the Civil War. Where altercations of which have permanently changed the border lines of America’s maps as well ...
  • The Stonewall Regiment 17th MI VolunteersAlexander Abbott
    The Civil War, a bloody conflict that engulfed the entire nation, fought by ordinary men who accomplished the extraordinary. Forever immortalized in monuments, these men came from the same towns ...
  • Detroit Riots of 1967Jake Herzog
    In the summer of 1967, the Detroit riots destroyed the city, which lead to hundreds of buildings being destroyed, even more people  arrested, and dozens killed and injured.  The National Guard ...
  • Battle of Wisconsin Heights: Indian FocusAdam Pionke
    The Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo Indians fought bravely at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. This battle acted as a turning point in the 1832 Black Hawk War as it signified ...
  • The Northwest Theater of the War of 1812, General …Joe Garner
    In June 1812, the United States’ feud with Great Britain reached a high point and the two countries plunged into war. Heat from the previous war between the two only ...
  • USS Lawrence and NiagaraKai Wilkinson
    The US gun-brigs Lawrence and Niagara were sister battle ships built for Master Commander Oliver Hazard Perry’s fleet to fight the British Navy on the Great Lakes in the War of ...
  • Tactics of the Battle of the River RaisinNick Jones
    The Battle of the River Raisin was the bloodiest and largest battle ever fought upon Michigan soil. The massacre served as a rallying cry for future successes of the War ...