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The Chippewas preferred going home; the Potawatamies were placed six miles up the river Rouge; the Miamis and Wyandots at Brownstown and up the Detroit river, as far as Maguaga. They were successively employed by the British commander as scouts, a party being sent regularly, once a week, to reconnoiter fort Meigs, and other points in that vicinity.
They were attended by some artillerists with one six pounder and a howitzer. The detachment marched from Detroit on the eighth, and in the afternoon of the ninth the front guard, commanded by captain Snelling, was fired upon by a line of British and Indians, about two miles below the village of Maguaga.
Tecumseh participates in the battle of Brownstown commands the Indians in the action near Maguaga present at Hull's surrender general Brock presents him his military sash attack on Chicago brought about by Tecumseh. On the 18th of June, 1812, the congress of the United States made a formal declaration of war against Great Britain.
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