Yellow Jackets (Indiana)

Harrison County Militia
Active1801–1814
CountryUnited States
BranchTerritorial Militia
TypeMounted Rifle Company
RoleScouts
Size60 men
Nickname(s)Yellow Jackets
EngagementsBattle of Tippecanoe
Commanders
1801–1809Captain Spier Spencer

The Yellow Jackets were a mounted militia company from Harrison County in the Indiana Territory. The company numbered sixty men and officers and saw action as part of the expeditionary force dispatched to put down the American Indian uprising during Tecumseh's War. The company saw additional service as part of a larger militia force that operated during the War of 1812.


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