| 词条 | Battle of Africa Point |
| 释义 |
| image = Map of Illinois highlighting Crawford County.svg | caption = The location of the Battle of Africa Point is in Crawford County, Illinois | image_size = 150px | conflict = Battle of Africa Point | partof = the War of 1812 | date = April 18, 1813 | place = near Fort LaMotte, Illinois Territory | result =None | combatant1 = {{flagicon|United States|1795}} United States | combatant2 =Kickapoo | commander1 = Captain Pierce Andrews | commander2 = Unknown | strength1 = 12 | strength2 = unknown | casualties1 = 4 killed, 2 badly wounded | casualties2 = 5 killed | campaignbox = {{Campaignbox War of 1812: Old Northwest}} }} In the Illinois territory during the War of 1812, there was a brief engagement between a group of United States Rangers and Native Americans called the Battle of Africa Point.[1][2] On April 18, 1813, during the fortification phase of Fort LaMotte, two barrel coopers Isaac Brimberry and Thomas Kennedy went up 'Africa Point', a knoll surrounded by swamp on the Wabash River, to procure some wood. They came across Indian canoes pulled on the shore of the river. Both Brimberry and Kennedy reported their sightings to the Fort LaMotte commander, Captain Pierce Andrews.[3] Andrews sent up a squad of skirmishers with the timber party to look after the Indians. The rangers divided themselves into two groups, a six-man party going in advance while the other stayed back and acted as a reserve. On 'Africa Point' the advance group was ambushed and fired upon by the Kickapoo Indians. During the ensuing battle, the American party retreated suffering 4 dead and the 2 badly wounded who escaped back to the fort.[4] Upon hearing rifle fire, the rear guard fell back to the fort as well. The Indians had 5 killed.[5] See also
Sources1. ^{{Cite web|title = Africa Point event will be more than a battle - Daily News in Robinson, Ill.|url = http://robdailynews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=5533|website = robdailynews.com|accessdate = 2016-01-08}} 2. ^{{Cite book|title = Illinois in the War of 1812|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=NUKA0OjZGL4C|publisher = University of Illinois Press|date = 2012-01-26|isbn = 9780252094552|language = en|first = Gillum|last = Ferguson}} 3. ^{{Cite web|title = Fort Lamotte Days|url = http://www.pioneercity.com/fortlamottedays.html|website = www.pioneercity.com|accessdate = 2016-01-08}} 4. ^{{Cite web|title = Fort LaMotte Days attracts nearly 2,000 in first year - Daily News in Robinson, Ill.|url = http://robdailynews.com/Main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=5577|website = robdailynews.com|accessdate = 2016-01-08}} 5. ^{{Cite web|title = Interesting Incidents in Early Crawford County History|url = http://genealogytrails.com/ill/crawford/earlyhistory.html|website = genealogytrails.com|accessdate = 2016-01-09}} 6 : Kickapoo tribe|Illinois Territory|Battles of the War of 1812|Conflicts in 1813|1813 in Illinois|April 1813 events |
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