Tippecanoe order of battle

The following units of the U.S. Army and state militia forces under Indiana Governor William Henry Harrison, fought against the Native American warriors of Tecumseh's Confederacy, led by Chief Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa "The Prophet" at the battle of Tippecanoe on November 7, 1811.

Abbreviations used

Headquarters

Brigade	Battalion	Companies
Infantry Brigade^[3] Col. John Parker Boyd	Regular Infantry Maj. George Rogers Clark Floyd	Front Line 4 Companies, 4th U.S. Infantry 1 Company, 7th U.S. Infantry 1 Company, Rifle Regiment Rear Line - Capt. William C. Baen (mw) 4 Companies, 4th U.S. Infantry
Infantry Brigade^[3] Col. John Parker Boyd	Indiana Militia Infantry Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew (w)	Front Line 3 Companies, Militia Infantry Rear Line - Lt. Col. Luke Decker 4 Companies, Militia Infantry
Cavalry	Dragoon Reserve Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss^[4](k)	Light Dragoons, Indiana Militia - Capt. Benjamin Parke Light Dragoons, Indiana Militia - Capt. Beggs
Cavalry	Light Dragoons Maj. Samuel Wells	Kentucky Mounted Riflemen - Capt. Frederick Geiger Kentucky Militia Company - Capt. Funk^[5] Indiana Mounted Riflemen - Capt. David Robb

Tenskwatawa (500-700 warriors)^[6]

↑ Tunnell, Appendix B
↑ Colonel Boyd served as second-in-command of the expedition with the rank of "acting brigadier general". He also acted as brigade commander of all field units and commander of all regular army units (Tunnell, Appendix B)
↑ Tunnel p.127
↑ Pirtle p.36
↑ Pirtle p.36
↑ In the absence of Tecumseh command of the Confederacy fell to his brother, Tenskwatawa, who was not a war chief but a spiritual leader. Tenskwatawa nevertheless authorized the attack at Prophetstown (Tunnell). The attacking force was led by White Loon, Winamac and Stone Eater (Pirtle p.56)

Pirtle, Alfred. (1900). The Battle of Tippecanoe. Louisville: John P. Morton & Co./ Library Reprints. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-7222-6509-3. as read to the Filson Club.
Tunnell, IV, H.D. (1998). To Compel with Armed Force: A Staff Ride Handbook for the Battle of Tippecanoe (PDF). Fort Leavenworth, KS: Combat Studies Institute, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College.

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