Battle of Tippecanoe order of battle

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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 Col. John Parker Boyd George Croghan, aide-de-camp	Front Line 4th U.S. Infantry Maj. George Rogers Clark Floyd	Company of Capt. William C. Baen (Lt. Charles Larrabee) Company of Capt. Josiah Snelling Company of Capt. George W. Prescott Company of Capt. Return B. Brown 7th Infantry Company of Lt. Jacob Allbright Rifle Regiment Company of Lt. Abraham Hawkins
	Front Line Indiana Militia Lt. Col. Joseph Bartholomew (w)	Company of Capt. Thomas Scott Company of Capt. Andrew Wilkins
	Rear Line 4th U.S. Infantry Capt. William C. Baen (mw)	Company of Capt. Robert C. Barton Company of Capt. Joel Cook Company of Lt. George Peters (w)
	Rear Line Indiana Militia Lt. Col. Luke Decker (w)	Company of Capt. Walter Wilson Company of Capt. William Hargrove Company of Capt. Jacob Warrick (k) Company of Capt. John Norris (w)
Cavalry	Dragoon Reserve Maj. Joseph Hamilton Daveiss(k)	Light Dragoons, Indiana Militia - Capt. Benjamin Parke Light Dragoons, Indiana Militia - Capt. Charles Beggs Light Dragoons, Indiana Militia - Capt. Peter Funk
Cavalry	Light Dragoons Maj. Samuel Wells	Kentucky Mounted Riflemen - Capt. Frederick Geiger (w) Mounted Riflemen - Capt. James Bigger Indiana Mounted Riflemen - Capt. David Robb

Tenskwatawa (500-700 warriors)

Tenskwatawa had around 500 warriors available, although estimates range from 350 to 1,000.

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
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)
Winkler (2015), p. 34
Winkler (2015), p. 32

Pirtle, Alfred. (1900). The Battle of Tippecanoe. Louisville: John P. Morton & Co./ Library Reprints. pp. 158. ISBN 978-0-7222-6509-3. Pirtle, Alfred. (1900). The Battle of Tippecanoe. 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.