page_title: Indiana Rangers
section_title: People
hierarchical_section_title: Indiana Rangers / Legacy / People
caption_attribution_description: John Tipton
context_page_description: The Indiana Rangers, also known as the Indiana Territorial Mounted Rangers, were a mounted militia formed in 1807 and operated in the early part of the 19th century to defend settlers in Indiana Territory from attacks by Native Americans. The rangers were present at the Battle of Tippecanoe, and served as auxiliaries to the army during the War of 1812. At the peak of their activities they numbered over 400 men.
context_section_description: One of the new ranger companies authorized in 1813 was commanded by Captain James Bigger, a veteran of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe, although he later had to go to court for recognition of his services with the Rangers.  Another of the new rangers was John Ketcham, who built Ketcham's Fort and would later become a judge.
  John Tipton served as a major in command of two companies of rangers at Fort Vallonia during the War of 1812. He would later become a United States senator, and is the namesake of Tipton and Tipton County, Indiana.
caption: John Tipton was a Major with the Indiana Rangers.
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