Pages That Mention Major Wood
William Henry Harrison battle orders, ca. October 1813
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[Douglas?] - As soon as the troops are disembarked, the boats are to be immediately sent back to the fleet. It will be observed that the order of landing here prescribed is somewhat that of direct Echelon deployed into line upon the advanced Corps of the Right & Left Wing. It is the intention of the Genl. however that all the Troops which are provided with boats should land in as quick succession as possible & the General Officers commanding towards the extremities of the line an authorized to deviate from the arrangements, to counteract any movement of the enemy by landing any parts of their command, previously to the formation of the Corps which is herein directed to precede them. The Corps of Leut. Ball & the Voluntier Rifle Battallion will maintain the positions they occupy on landing untill the Troops of the line are formed to support them. They will then retire through the intervals of the line or to the flanks and form in the rear of the line. A detachment of artillery with a six pounder, four pounder & howitzer will land with the advanced light Corps. The rest of the artillery will be held in reserve & landed at such points as Major Wood may direct. The point of landing for the reserve under Brig. Gen. McArthur cannot now be designated. it will be made to support any part of the line which may require aid or be formed on the flanks as circumstances may require. The arrangement for landing the troops will be made entirely under the direction of an officer of the Navy whom Commodore Perry has been so obliging as to offer for that purpose. The debarcation of the Troops will be covered by the Cannon of the Vessels. The Troops being landed and the enemy being driven off or not opposing the landing, the army will change its front to the left & form in order of battle in the following manner. The two Brigades of Regular Troops and two of Volunteers to be formed in two lines at right angles to the shore of the lake. Genl. McArthurs Brigade & Cavalry to form the front line & [Cap's & Childs?] - the second line; the regular troops still upon the left, that flank of both lines resting on the shore _ the distance between the two lines will be three hundred yards. The remaining three Brigades of Volunteers will be drawn up in a rough line of two ranks at right angles to the line of march, its head upon the right of the front line forming
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a [crochet?] (in potence) with that line & extending beyond the second line. The Corps of Leut. Colo. Ball will form the advance of the left wing at the distance of three hundred yards. the Battal-lion of Rifle Volunteers the advance of the right wing at the same distance. Some light pieces of artillery will be placed in the road leading up the Lake & at such other points as Major Wood may direct. When the order is given for marching the first & second line will advance by files from the heads of companies. in other words, those two lines will form two columns marching by three flanks by Companies at entire distances. The three Brigades on the Right flank will be faced to the left & marched forward. The head of this column still forming [in potence?] with the front line. It is probable that the two Brigades of the front line will extend from the Lake into the woods on this right flank. and it is desirable that it should be so. but should it be otherwise His Excellency Gov. Shelby will immediately prolong the front line to the right by adding to it as many companies of the leading Brigade of the flank Column as will bring the angle & consequently the flank Column itself completely within the woods. It is to be presumed that the enemy will make their attack upon the army on its march. that their Regular Troops will form then right upon the Lake. The Mili -tia occupy the ground between the Regulars & the woods, and the Indians make a flank attack from the woods. The formation herein prescribed is intended an arrangement an arrangement of this kind. Should the Genl's conjecture upon this subject prove correct as it must be evident that the right of the enemy cannot be turned & on that wing his best troops will be placed. it will be proper to refuse him our lefts & direct our principal effort to uncover the left flank of his Regulars by driving off the militia. In the event here supposed, therefore it will be proper to bring up a part of the whole of Genl. Cap's Bri-gade to assist the charge made by Gen. [?] or that the former should change positions with the [?]