Lochry’s Defeat Battlefield Site
IN - Aurora, Indiana, USA
Lochry's Defeat marker, Old State Road 56 south of Triple Whipple Bridge, Aurora vicinity, IN, USA
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VISITOR INFORMATION
Verify the original landing shore and modern county bank. Do not copy the marker's position into an exact battlefield pin. Map point reviewed October 3, 2026: The pin represents Indiana's Lochry's Defeat marker beside the Triple Whipple Bridge on Old State Road 56. It commemorates the August 1781 defeat; the exact ambush shoreline and historical river course remain separate questions. Visitor information reviewed October 3, 2026: The visitor reference is the state marker, not the reconstructed 1781 ambush shoreline. Parking and public restrooms at the marker were not confirmed. The neighboring bridge is a later structure and is not tagged as surviving Revolutionary War fabric.
Visitor amenities reviewed October 3, 2026: No confirmed information was found for visitor parking and public restrooms. The NO entries reflect unverified provision, rather than confirmed absence. Check locally before relying on facilities.
Free exterior historical marker; no separate ticket or staffed hours. View only from authorized public areas and follow any posted property-access rules. Associated buildings, grounds, museums or tours may have separate hours and admission. Use a safe lawful approach; permission to enter the wider historic property is not implied.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
May-June or September-October for a generally comfortable daylight Lochry's Defeat marker stop. Verify the public approach on Old State Road 56 near the Triple Whipple Bridge and arrange wider interpretation separately.
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About Lochry’s Defeat Battlefield Site
Lochry's Defeat commemorates the destruction of Archibald Lochry's force on the Ohio River in August 1781. His men were traveling to join George Rogers Clark when a force associated with Joseph Brant attacked them, turning an intended reinforcement movement into a devastating frontier encounter.
A later Indiana roadside marker near the Ohio River commemorates the battle. It does not identify a surviving camp or verified battlefield boundary. Changes to roads and the riverfront complicate its relationship to the shoreline of 1781.
History happened here at Lochry’s Defeat Battlefield Site
Lochry's recruits were moving down the Ohio to reinforce Clark's western expedition. On August 24, 1781, they were attacked by Brant's force. Some were killed in the fighting and the survivors were captured. The Indiana marker records that the wounded Lochry was subsequently killed.
The loss weakened the planned expedition and demonstrated the danger of moving troops through contested river corridors. Later remembrance took the form of a state historical marker sponsored by the Sons of the American Revolution. The commemorative site preserves the event's identity while requiring separate work to locate its original riverbank setting.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
Research reviewed October 3, 2026. Event IDs 8bdabb15-f5a9-4951-89af-86fa1a2816be; Events Latest 10PM.csv rows 321.
https://secure.in.gov/history/state-historical-markers/find-a-marker/lochrys-defeat/
Map location reviewed October 3, 2026. The pin represents Indiana's Lochry's Defeat marker beside the Triple Whipple Bridge on Old State Road 56. It commemorates the August 1781 defeat; the exact ambush shoreline and historical river course remain separate questions.
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=243826
Visitor classification and amenities reviewed October 3, 2026. Destination: Lochry’s Defeat state marker beside Triple Whipple Bridge.
Prose batch 4 researched October 3, 2026. Fast pass; proofing pending. Indiana official marker checked. Marker is a later commemorative reference near Old State Road 56, not a confirmed 1781 shoreline point. Avoid disputed casualty totals.