River Raisin National Battle Field
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bruce-e
N 41° 54.672 W 083° 22.604
17T E 302885 N 4642648
Site of one of the bloodiest skirmishes of the War of 1812. Inaugurated in 2011.
Waymark Code: WMHH3W
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2013
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River Raisin is the site of the devastating January 1813 Battles of Frenchtown that occurred during the War of 1812. The battles typified the conflicting interest central to the war but, in the end, the killing and ransom of unprotected American prisoners galvanized America. The resulting polemical rally cry “Remember the Raisin” spurred America’s successful re-taking of the Northwest Territories.