Ohio archæological and historical quarterly (1887)
Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society · Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe · leaf 12
y, was gar-risoned by MajorGeorge Croghan, ayouth of twenty-one,with a hundred andsixty men and a sin-gle cannon. GeneralProctor, with eighthundred British Reg-ulars, sailed up theSandusky river, onboats of CommodoreBarclays fleet, andjoined by two thou-sand Indians underTecumseh for twodays… … 2 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. which proved the turning point in the War of 1812. For thisexploit he was breveted Lieutenant-Colonel by the President ofthe United States; Congress awarded him a medal of honor, oneof nine; and to his officers six swords of the fifteen ever so given.The…
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