The county was named for Captain Virgil McCracken of Woodford County, Kentucky, who was killed in the Battle of Frenchtown in southeastern Michigan during the War of 1812.

It is named for Colonel John Allen, who was killed leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown, during the War of 1812.

During the War of 1812, the area was the site of the Battle of Frenchtown, which was the worst American defeat in the war and remains the deadliest conflict ever on Michigan soil.

A resident of Franklin County, Kentucky, Hickman was wounded and captured at the Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813 and was killed by Indians in the Massacre of the River Raisin.

The county is named for Captain Nathaniel G. S. Hart, a Kentucky militia officer in the War of 1812 who was wounded at the Battle of Frenchtown and died in the Massacre of the River Raisin.

The county is named for Captain John Edmonson ( 1764 – 1813 ), a veteran of the American Revolutionary War who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.

The county is named for Colonel John Allen, who was killed at the Battle of Frenchtown, Michigan during the War of 1812.

Today, the city has a strong sense of historic preservationism and is remembered for the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812, as well as being the childhood residence of George Armstrong Custer and other members of his family, including his wife Elizabeth Bacon and brother Boston Custer.

The area of Frenchtown served as a stepping stone for the American forces to retake Detroit, and this led to the devastating Battle of Frenchtown in January 1813.

The British, under Henry Proctor, and their Indian allies slaughtered almost 400 American soldiers in what would later be known as the Battle of Frenchtown ( or the Second Battle of the River Raisin ).

During the winter of 1813 as part of the War of 1812, the Battle of Frenchtown occurred near the river between British and Native American troops under the command of British General Henry Procter and Native American chiefs Roundhead, Walks in Water, and Split Log, and a division of Kentucky infantry and militia under command of General James Winchester.

Shelby's confidence in the federal government's war planning was shaken by the disastrous Battle of Frenchtown in which a number of Kentucky soldiers died.

Allen's name on the Kentucky War Memorial in Frankfort, Kentucky | Frankfort, KY along with his fellow officers who died at the Battle of Frenchtown | River Raisin Massacre

He was killed in action while leading his men at the Battle of Frenchtown on the River Raisin in southeast Michigan.

Battles in which elements of the regiment took part during the war of 1812 ; Skirmish at Canard River July 16, 1812, Battle of Detroit Aug 16 1812, Battle of the River Raisin or Frenchtown, Michigan January 22, 1813.

On 22 January 1813, the leading detachment of his army ( commanded by Winchester ) was defeated at the Battle of Frenchtown.

The Battle of Frenchtown, also known as the Battle of the River Raisin or the River Raisin Massacre, was a series of conflicts that took place from January 18 – 23, 1813 during the War of 1812.

The entire affair, including the massacre, is most widely known simply as the Battle of Frenchtown.

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In this historic square are several statues, but the one that stands out over the others is that of Gen. Andrew Jackson, hero of the Battle of New Orleans.

This is often characterized as a war of attrition, given high Union losses at battles such as the Battle of the Wilderness and Cold Harbor.

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