Editing Battle Ground, Indiana (section)

==History==
In the late summer and the fall of 1811, [[William Henry Harrison]], the governor of the [[Indiana Territory]], organized a military expedition against the increasing resistance of the federation of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes being formed by the [[Shawnee]] brothers and chiefs, [[Tecumseh]] and [[Tenskwatawa]], who was also known as the Prophet. With their community of [[Prophetstown State Park|Prophetstown]] as his objective, General Harrison marched from [[Vincennes, Indiana]], at the head of a small army of about 1,000 men.

[[File:Battle Ground, Indiana 1878.png|thumb|left|Battle Ground in 1878.]]
General Harrison met with representatives of the Prophet on November 6, 1811, when he arrived at Prophetstown. He presented demands in the name of his government. Harrison was to meet with the Prophet and his council the next day about the demands of the government. Harrison set up his encampment on a ridge about a mile northwest of Prophet's Town.

Fearing a surprise attack by the Prophet's forces,<ref>Welcome Page, Battle of Tippecanoe Outdoor Drama 1990 Souvenir Program, Summer 1990.</ref> General Harrison placed his troops in battle formation, instructed his men to sleep fully clothed, and assigned a large detail of men for sentinel duty. On the morning of November 7, 1811, after 4:00, the camp was attacked by the Prophet.

After a fierce battle, Harrison and his army defeated the Prophet's Indian confederation at the [[Battle of Tippecanoe]]. The defeat all but ended the Indian wars in the Midwest{{Citation needed|reason=The entire War of 1812 happened after this battle, with numerous battles involving Native Americans in the Midwest|date=September 2024}}, especially as Tecumseh was killed at the [[Battle of the Thames]] in Canada in 1813.

Battle Ground was incorporated in 1867 when it consolidated with the Town of [[Harrisonville, Indiana|Harrisonville]]. The governments of both towns decided to name the consolidation Battle Ground. The Town of Battle Ground was named for the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the Town of Harrisonville was named after Harrison, the commander of the American forces of the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The Tippecanoe Battlefield monument was erected in 1908 and dedicated to the men who served and were killed in the Battle of Tippecanoe. The battlefield has been designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] and includes a museum and recreation area. The ''[[Battle of Tippecanoe Outdoor Drama]]'' premiered at a nearby amphitheater in Battle Ground in 1989 and played for two summers.

The post office at Battle Ground has been in operation since 1835.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe|title=Tippecanoe County|publisher=Jim Forte Postal History|access-date=July 25, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909175346/http://postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Tippecanoe|archive-date=September 9, 2005}}</ref>

[[Battle Ground Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref>{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>