Tale of Ensign James Liggett / Major Adam Charles Muir Marker 3-20
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nohtolsteve
N 41° 16.567 W 084° 30.927
16T E 708088 N 4572386
The marker is about Ensign James Liggett on one side and Adam Muir's further British advance in Ohio during the War of 1812. This is also the final resting spot of Liggett and his squad of scouts.
Waymark Code: WMFWKM
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2012
Views: 8
Front side of marker - Tale of Ensign James Liggett.
After American militia troops forcibly ended the 1812 siege of Fort Wayne, General James Winchester's Army of the Northwest marched down the north side of the Miami (Maumee) River to stop or retard advancing British troops sent to aide in the siege of Fort Wayne. After three days of difficult march, Ensign James Liggett of the 17th Regiment, volunteered to lead a group of four spies or scouts to the site of the old Fort Defiance. Liggett's small force was surprised and killed on or about September 25 near here. The Americans tried twice to recover the bodies, but met with ambush from hostile Native Americans sympathetic to the British. Their bodies were finally recovered and buried in a common grave. Besides Liggett, they included Wyatt Stepp, Guy Hinton, William Bevis, and Nathaniel Mitchell of Woodford County, Kentucky, all of Captain McCracken's Company, 1st Rifle Regiment, Kentucky Volunteer Militia.
Back side of marker - Major Adam Charles Muir 41st Regiment of Foot.
Major Adam Muir's combined force of British regulars, Canadian volunteers with several cannons, and Matthew Elliot's force of 800 Native Americans had been dispatched from Detroit in September 1812 to aid in the siege of Fort Wayne. Heading up the south bank of the Miami (Maumee) River, he had moved his heavy cannons by boats to the side of the old Fort Defiance. After a skirmish with an American force, his Indians captured Quarter master Sergeant Alexander McCoy who told Muir that three American armies totaling 9,000 men were heading his way. Muir tried to set up several defensive positions to engage General James Winchester's army but his Indian allies melted away. Not withing to face such a force alone, he retreated back to Detroit. This site represents the southern most point of the southern most point of the British invasion into Ohio during the War of 1812.
Marker Number: 3-20
County: Defiance
Significance of Location: Place
Bicentenial Mark: no
Additional Coordinate: Not Listed
Additional Coordinate description: Not listed
Website address: Not listed
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