Battle of Brownstown

Battle of Brownstown
Part of the War of 1812 and Tecumseh's War
Date August 5, 1812 Location Brownstown Township, Michigan Result Tecumseh Confederate victory
Belligerents
Tecumseh's Confederacy Essex Militia	United States
Commanders and leaders
Tecumseh	Major Thomas Van Horne
Strength
25	200
Casualties and losses
1 killed	18 killed 12 wounded 70 missing

The Battle of Brownstown was an early skirmish in the War of 1812. Although the United States military outnumbered the forces of Tecumseh's Confederacy 8 to 1, they lost the battle and suffered substantial losses while Tecumseh's forces were almost untouched.

The battle occurred near Brownstown, a Wyandot village south of Fort Detroit on Brownstown creek. Brownstown was also known as "Sindathon's Village". Carlson High School in Gibraltar, Michigan, is near the site of the battle.