Photo: Weaponry at the Battle of the Wabash and the Battle of Fort Recovery Marker

Photographer: Dale K. Benington
Taken: July 15, 2019
Caption: Weaponry at the Battle of the Wabash and the Battle of Fort Recovery Marker
Additional Description: Close-up view of several features that are displayed on this marker. The captions read as follows: Top Left: Painting of Richardville; A Miami Chief; Top Right: Nabu-Naa-Kee-Shick or the One Side of the Sky, A Chippewa Chief, from the Aboriginal Portfolio by James Otto Lewis. These were painted in 1835 and give a good representation of an American Indian war club. Center Top: The French Charleville musket was used by both St.Clair and Wayne's army. It had an effective firing range of 60-76 yards. Numerous musket parts have been found on the battlefield and are displayed in the Fort Recovery Museum. Center Bottom: The British "Brown Bess” was used by the American Indians. It had an effective firing range of 50-100 yards. Bottom: A pipe tomahawk and war club similar to the ones used by American Indians at the Battle of the Wabash and the Battle of Fort Recovery. Credit: Ohio History Connection.
Submitted: August 4, 2019, by Dale K. Benington of Toledo, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p486532
File Size: 1.539 Megabytes

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