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Introduction
Setting The Stage Soldiers Uniforms Artillery
and Weapons River Raisin Battlefield Friends Of the
Newsletter
Biographies of Battle
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Site Map - River Raisin Battlefield.org River Raisin Battlefield - Remember the Raisin River Raisin Battlefield was the site of the largest engagement of the War of 1812. Fought on the banks of the River Raisin here in Monroe Michigan formally know as Frenchtown. And home of the Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield. River Raisin Battlefield - Setting the Stage The War of 1812 The Battle of the River Raisin was an important event of the War of 1812. Of major importance to the newly independent United States was international respect for its sovereighty. River Raisin Battlefield - The Battle of Frenchtown The massacre of some wounded solders the following day shocked and enraged Americans throughout the Old Northwest Territory. This incident soon became know as The River Raisin Massacre and the rallying cry was Remember the Raisin. River Raisin Battlefield - Soldiers Fare A normal daily ration for a soldier in the War of 1812 was 1 pounds of beef (or of a pound of pork,) 18 ounces of bread or flour, 1 gill of liquor, plus salt, vinegar, soap, & candles. Soups were often made with whatever vegetables were in season River Raisin Battlefield - Lacroix's Company The company was named after its Captain, Hubert Lacroix, reputedly the first man from the River Raisin settlement to volunteer for active duty in the War of 1812. He came to the River Raisin in 1800, where he resided until his death in 1827. River Raisin Battlefield - Uniforms & Clothes No Description River Raisin Battlefield - Artillery and Weapons The British light 3 pounder cannon had a 2.0 inch bore, fired a 3 pound solid ball with a useful range of a half mile. It also fired canister of about 48 musket balls. Other weapons used were 69 caliber smoothbore flint lock. River Raisin Battlefield - Visitors Center The River Raisin Battlefield Visitors Center, 1403 East Elm Ave, Monroe Michigan. Is Monroe's newest historical interpretive site. River Raisin Battlefield - Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield The Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield support the River Raisin Battlefield Visitors Center. They provide assistance for tours, activities, fund raisers, and maintaining the grounds and buildings. News Letter - Friends of the River Raisin Battlefield
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