Map showing the location of the battles This is an incomplete list of all military confrontations that have occurred within the boundaries of the modern U.S. State  of Indiana  since European  contact. The French  first entered Indiana c. 1670. The region was part of New France  from 1679–1763, ruled by Great Britain  from 1763–1783, and part of the United States of America  1783–present.
There have been several wars that have directly affected the region, including Beaver Wars  (c 1590–1701), Queen Anne's War  (1702–1713), King George's War  (1744–1748), French and Indian War  (1754–1763), American Revolutionary War  (1775–1783), Northwest Indian War  (1785–1795), Tecumseh's War  (1811–1812), War of 1812  (1812–1814), and the American Civil War  (1861–1865). Later wars, including World War I  and World War II  led to the death of tens of thousands of Hoosiers  overseas, but the American Civil War was the last war in which an actual battle occurred within Indiana.
Battles 
Name 
Date 
Location 
War 
Campaign 
Dead 
Belligerents
  
Counter attack on Iroquois
 
1684
 
near modern South Bend 
 
Beaver Wars 
 
100+
 
Miami  & allies vs Iroquois 
 
Destruction of Fort Miami 
1747
 
Fort Miami 
King George's War 
 
 
Huron  vs France 
 
Attack on Fort Miami 
1752
 
Fort Miami 
French and Indian War 
 
2
 
British allied Indians vs France 
  
Capture of Fort Miami 
May 27, 1763
 
Fort Miami 
 
Pontiac's Rebellion 
10
 
Kingdom of Great Britain  vs American Indians 
 
Capture of Fort Ouiatenon 
June 1, 1763
 
modern Lafayette 
 
 
Pontiac's Rebellion 
0
 
Kingdom of Great Britain  vs American Indians 
 
Siege of Fort Sackville 
February 20 – 25, 1779
 
Vincennes 
American Revolutionary War 
Illinois Campaign 
4
 
United States of America  vs Kingdom of Great Britain 
 
Battle of the White River Forks 
1779
 
Lechauwitank
 
 
 
unknown - village destroyed
 
Vincennes  Militia vs Delaware  village
 
Petit fort 
5 December 1780
 
Indiana Dunes 
American Revolutionary War 
 
4
 
United States vs Kingdom of Great Britain  and American Indians 
  
de LaBalme Massacre 
November 5, 1780
 
Near the Eel River in Whitley County 
 
American Revolutionary War 
 
25+
 
Continental Army  vs American Indians 
 
Lochry's Defeat 
August 24, 1781
 
Near Aurora 
 
American Revolutionary War 
Illinois Campaign 
37
 
United States of America  vs American Indians 
 
Battle of the Embarras River [ 1] 1786
 
Piankeshaw Village, Knox County 
 
 
 
7
 
Vincennes militia vs Piankeshaw 
  
Hardin's Defeat 
October 19, 1790
 
North of Fort Miami 
 
Northwest Indian War 
Harmar Expedition
 
22+
 
United States of America  vs Western Indian Confederacy 
 
Harmar's Defeat 
October 21, 1790
 
Fort Miami 
Northwest Indian War 
Harmar Expedition
 
249+
 
United States of America  vs Western Indian Confederacy 
 
Battle of Big Pine Creek 
1791
 
Big Pine Creek 
Northwest Indian War 
 
 
United States of America  vs Kickapoo 
 
Blackberry Campaign 
May 1791
 
Ouiatenon 
Northwest Indian War 
 
38
 
United States of America  vs Western Indian Confederacy 
 
Battle of Kenapacomaqua 
August 7, 1791
 
Near Logansport 
 
Northwest Indian War 
 
11
 
United States of America  vs Western Indian Confederacy 
 
Battle of Tippecanoe 
November 7, 1811
 
Near Battle Ground 
 
Tecumseh's War [ 2] 
 
223+
 
United States of America  vs Tecumseh 's confederacy
 
Pigeon Roost Massacre 
September 3, 1812
 
Underwood 
War of 1812 
 
19
 
Shawnee  vs white settlers
 
Siege of Fort Harrison 
September 4 – 5, 1812
 
Terre Haute 
War of 1812 
 
3+
 
United States of America  vs Tecumseh 's confederacy
 
Siege of Fort Wayne 
September 5 – 12, 1812
 
Fort Wayne 
War of 1812 
Detroit Frontier
 
unknown
 
United States of America  vs Kingdom of Great Britain 
 
Battle at Eel River [ 3] September 19, 1812
 
Near Churubusco 
 
War of 1812 
Detroit Frontier
 
25+
 
United States of America  vs Tecumseh 's confederacy
 
Spur's Defeat 
November 22, 1812
 
Wildcat Creek, near Lafayette 
 
War of 1812 
 
18
 
Shawnee  vs United States of America 
 
Battle of the Mississinewa 
December 17–18, 1812
 
Near Jalapa 
 
War of 1812 
Detroit Frontier
 
102+
 
United States of America  vs Tecumseh 's confederacy
 
Battle of Tipton's Island 
April 1813
 
White River 
War of 1812 
Detroit Frontier
 
7
 
Indiana Rangers  vs Kickapoo 
 
Attack at Fort Wayne 
July 7, 1813
 
Fort Wayne 
War of 1812 
Detroit Frontier
 
3
 
United States of America  vs Native Americans
 
Newburgh Raid 
July 16, 1862
 
Newburgh 
American Civil War 
 
0
 
Confederate States of America  vs United States of America 
 
Hines' Raid 
June 18, 1863
 
Orange  & Crawford  counties[ 4] American Civil War 
Morgan's Raid 
3
 
Confederate States of America  vs United States of America  and Indiana Legion 
 
Battle of Brandenburg Crossing 
July 7, 1863
 
East of Mauckport 
 
American Civil War 
Morgan's Raid 
2
 
Confederate States of America  vs Indiana Legion 
 
Battle of Corydon 
July 9, 1863
 
Corydon 
American Civil War 
Morgan's Raid 
15
 
Confederate States of America  vs Indiana Legion 
 
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See also