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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 37 

Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Battles at the River Raisin and 

the significance of these battles during the War of 1812. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 18, 2013 

Mr. WALBERG (for himself, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, 

Mr. CAMP, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. 

LEVIN, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. ROGERS

of Michigan, and Mr. UPTON) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the 200th anniversary of the Battles at the 

River Raisin and the significance of these battles during 

the War of 1812. 

Whereas from January 18 to January 22, 1813, the military 

forces of the United States and Great Britain engaged in 

the Battles of Frenchtown, which have come to be commonly referred to as the Battles of River Raisin; 

Whereas the battles on the north bank of the River Raisin 

were some of the largest engagements of the War of 

1812, and the largest battle ever to be fought on Michigan soil; 

Whereas the conflicts were some of the bloodiest engagements 

during the War of 1812; 


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Whereas of the 934 members of the United States Armed 

Forces who fought here, only 33 escaped death or capture; 

Whereas the Battles of the River Raisin had a significant effect on the campaign for the Great Lakes and inspired 

one of the great rallying cries of the War of 1812, ‘‘Remember the Raisin!’’; 

Whereas each January on the anniversary of the battle, a memorial service is held commemorating the service of the 

Citizens of the United States, the United Kingdom, 

France, Canada, and Native Americans who fought at 

the Battle of River Raisin; 

Whereas the River Raisin Battlefield Site was established as 

a Michigan State Historic Site on February 18, 1956, 

and was placed on the National Register of Historic 

Places on December 10, 1982; 

Whereas since 1990 the Monroe County Historical Commission and the Monroe County Historical Society have 

managed the Monroe River Raisin Battlefield Visitor 

Center, a source of community pride and a resource for 

information about the Battle of River Raisin; 

Whereas the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 

(Public Law 111–11) authorized the establishment of the 

River Raisin National Battlefield Park at Monroe, Michigan; 

Whereas, on October 22, 2010, the River Raisin National 

Battlefield Park was established as the 393rd unit of the 

United States National Park Service and is the only National Battlefield Park representing the War of 1812; 

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Whereas the 200th anniversary of the Battles of the River 

Raisin are January 18 to January 22, 2013: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the 200th anniversary of the 

3 Battles of River Raisin; 

4 (2) pays tribute to the members of the United 

5 States Armed Forces who died at River Raisin; 

6 (3) recognizes the work of the River Raisin 

7 Battlefield Visitor Center in Monroe, Michigan, a co8 operative effort of the Monroe County Historical 

9 Commission, Monroe County Historical Society, Na10 tional Park Service and the City of Monroe in pre11 serving and maintaining this battlefield and the leg12 acy of those who fought for future generations; and 

13 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

14 to visit the River Raisin National Battlefield Park 

15 on the occasion of this bicentennial anniversary. 

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