| Battle of Brownstown | |||||||
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| Part of the War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Tecumseh's Confederacy Essex Militia |
 United States | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tecumseh | Major Thomas Van Horne | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 25 | 200 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 killed |
18 killed 12 wounded 70 missing | ||||||
The Battle of Brownstown was an early skirmish in the War of 1812. Although the United States military outnumbered the forces of Tecumseh's Confederacy 8 to 1, they lost the battle and suffered substantial losses while Tecumseh's forces were almost untouched.
The battle occurred near Brownstown, a Wyandot village south of Fort Detroit on Brownstown creek. Brownstown was also known as "Sindathon's Village". Carlson High School in Gibraltar, Michigan, is near the site of the battle.