Logan's Raid

In the fall of 1786, Benjamin Logan led a force of Federal soldiers and mounted Kentucky militia against several Shawnee towns in the Ohio Country along the Mad River, protected primarily by noncombatants while the warriors were raiding forts in Kentucky. Logan burned the Indian towns and food supplies, and killed or captured a considerable number of Indians, including their chief, Moluntha, who was soon murdered by one of Logan's men. Logan's Raid and the death of their chief angered the Shawnees, who retaliated by further escalating their attacks on the whites, escalating the Northwest Indian War. Benjamin Logan (circa 1742-December 11, 1802 was an American military officer in the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... The Shawnee, or Shawano, are a people native to North America. ... The Ohio Country, showing the present-day U.S. state boundaries The Ohio Country (sometimes called the Ohio Territory) was the name used in the 18th century for the regions of North America west of the Appalachian Mountains and in the region of the upper Ohio River south of Lake... The Mad River flows nearly 60 miles from Logan County, Ohio to Downtown Dayton, Ohio, where it meets the Great Miami River. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Shawnee The Shawnee are a people native to North America. ... Combatants United States Western Lakes Confederacy Commanders Josiah Harmar Arthur St. ...