Battle of Wild Cat Creek | |||||||
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Part of the War of 1812 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Indigenous Confederacy: Kickapoo Winnebago Shawnee Supported by: ![]() |
![]() 7th Infantry Kentucky Infantry Indiana Rangers | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Kumakskau Shawnee brother of Tecumseh in command | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
1,200 | 1,250 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
none |
17 killed 3 wounded[1] |
The Battle of Wild Cat Creek was the result of a November 1812 punitive expedition against Native American villages during the War of 1812. It has been nicknamed "Spur's Defeat", which is thought to refer to the spurs used by the soldiers to drive their horses away from the battle as quickly as possible. The campaign is sometimes referred to as the Second Battle of Tippecanoe.[2]