Indiana territorial militia

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military organization militia

The Indiana territorial militia was the locally raised military force of the Indiana Territory that played a central role in frontier defense and conflicts with Native American confederacies in the early 19th century.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Indiana territorial militia canonical	2
Indiana Territory militia	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military organization ⓘ militia ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Indiana Territory ⓘ
basedOn	militia laws of the Indiana Territory ⓘ
commander	Joseph Bartholomew ⓘ Samuel Wells ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ
conflict	Northwest Indian War ⓘ surface form: Northwest Indian Wars Tecumseh's War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolved	after Indiana statehood ⓘ
garrison	frontier forts of the Indiana Territory ⓘ
hasMainTask	frontier defense ⓘ protection of settlers ⓘ warfare against Native American confederacies ⓘ
hasPart	infantry companies ⓘ mounted rifle companies ⓘ ranger units ⓘ
inception	early 19th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	Indiana Territory ⓘ Old Northwest ⓘ
militaryBranch	land forces ⓘ
notableCommander	Joseph Bartholomew ⓘ Samuel Wells ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ
operatingPeriod	c. 1800–1816 ⓘ
opponent	British forces in the War of 1812 ⓘ Kickapoo ⓘ Potawatomi ⓘ Shawnee ⓘ Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ surface form: Tecumseh's confederacy
participatedIn	Battle of Tippecanoe ⓘ Battle of the Thames ⓘ Siege of Fort Harrison ⓘ
partOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: United States armed forces
recruitedFrom	male settlers of the Indiana Territory ⓘ
replacedBy	Indiana Army National Guard ⓘ surface form: Indiana National Guard Indiana Army National Guard ⓘ surface form: Indiana state militia
significantEvent	campaigns against Native American villages in the Wabash Valley ⓘ defense of Indiana frontier during War of 1812 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Indiana Territorial Legislature ⓘ surface form: government of the Indiana Territory
uses	frontier forts and blockhouses ⓘ muskets ⓘ rifles ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Tippecanoe → USForce → Indiana territorial militia ⓘ

Siege of Fort Harrison → combatant → Indiana territorial militia ⓘ

this entity surface form: Indiana Territory militia

Tippecanoe → hasCombatant → Indiana territorial militia ⓘ