on september 3, 1812, a band of miami arrived and warned captain taylor that they would soon be attacked by a large force of native americans. that evening, shots were heard, but taylor was hesitant to send out a scout party. he only had 50 men in his garrison, and sickness had reduced the number of effective soldiers to only 15. in the morning, a party was dispatched and discovered the bodies of two white settlers, the doyle brothers. the brothers were buried, and the party reported back to fort harrison.