"It was this way: Colonel Crawford had four hundred and eighty men under him, with Slover and me acting as guides.

This was a large force of men and comprised soldiers from Pitt and the other forts and settlers from all along the river.

You see, Crawford wanted to crush the Shawnees at one blow.

When we reached the Sandusky River, which we did after an arduous march, not one Indian did we see.

You know Crawford expected to surprise the Shawnee camp, and when he found it deserted he didn't know what to do.