List_of_battles_fought_in_Ohio

List of battles fought in Ohio

List of battles fought in Ohio

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This is an incomplete list of military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern US State of Ohio since European contact. The region was part of New France from 1679–1763, ruled by Great Britain from 1763–1783, and part of the United States of America 1783–present.

Several wars that have directly affected the region including the French and Indian War (1754–1763), American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), Northwest Indian War (1785–1795), Tecumseh's War (1811–1812), War of 1812 (1812–1814), and the American Civil War (1860–1865).

Battles

Monument at the site of the Big Bottom massacre
Plan of the Battle of Fort Meigs, 5 May, from Benson J. Lossing's Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812
Battle of Fort Stephenson depicted in 1912 history book
Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial
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Notes

  1. [1]
    The exact location of the fort is variously given as somewhere in modern Ottawa County, Sandusky County, and Erie County. The Ohio Historical Society and the Erie County Historical Society erected a memorial marker at Sandusky in 1979.
  2. [2]
    The garrison consisted of 15 soldiers and their commander. Several British traders were present and killed at the fort during the raid.
  3. [3]
    Specifically, Wyandot, Mingo, Munsee & Delaware
  4. [4]
    Specifically, 150 men from the 8th Pennsylvania Regiment and the 13th Virginia Regiment.
  5. [5]
    Various sources record 8-10 casualties among the militia, but do not state whether these were killed, wounded, or both; additionally, Shawnee casualties are unknown.
  6. [6]
    28 men, 29 women, and 39 children.
  7. [7]
    Led by Simon Girty.
  8. [8]
    "Site of Fort St. Clair". Archived from the original on 2014-05-21. Retrieved 2014-05-20.
  9. [9]
    Native American losses are given from 19 up to 40.
  10. [10]
    "First Battle Site 1812 Ohio Historical Marker". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved 2012-01-25."A very brief history of the Keeper's House". Ottawa County Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  11. [11]
    The Battle of Marblehead Peninsula (more accurately referred to as a skirmish), is often cited as the first conflict on land in the War of 1812. However, this is incorrect.
  12. [12]
    "Fort Meigs History". Fort Meigs Historic Site. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  13. [13]
    This figure does not include Indian numbers, which are recorded as 19 killed and wounded.
  14. [14]
    "The Battle of Fort Stephenson". Sandusky County Scrapbook. Archived from the original on 2012-02-04. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  15. [15]
    "CWSAC Battle Summary: Buffington Island". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  16. [16]
    "CWSAC Battle Summary: Salineville". National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-01-25.
  17. [17]
    "Cincinnati Courthouse Riot". Ohio History Central. Retrieved 2017-03-27.

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