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Battle Ground is a town in Tippecanoe County, part of the Lafayette metropolitan area, named for the Battle of Tippecanoe fought nearby — its motto is "Historic Site of the Battle of Tippecanoe."

On the morning of November 7, 1811, the forces of the Shawnee Prophet Tenskwatawa attacked the camp of Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison near Prophetstown; Harrison's army of about 1,000 men won the Battle of Tippecanoe.

The defeat at Tippecanoe broke the Prophet's confederacy and all but ended the Native American wars in the Midwest, especially after Tecumseh was killed in Canada in 1813.

The modern town dates to 1867, when Battle Ground consolidated with the neighboring town of Harrisonville — itself named for Harrison, the American commander at Tippecanoe.

Battle Ground's post office has been in operation since 1835, decades before the town itself was incorporated.

The Tippecanoe Battlefield Monument, erected in 1908, honors the men who fought and died in the battle; the battlefield is a National Historic Landmark with a museum and recreation area.

The Battle Ground Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

The 2020 census counted 1,838 residents in Battle Ground — a jump of 37.8% from 2010 — living in 675 households.

Battle Ground is home to Wolf Park, a research and education center devoted to wolves and other wild canids.

Children in Battle Ground attend Battle Ground Elementary, Intermediate and Middle schools in the Tippecanoe School Corporation before moving on to William Henry Harrison High School — a school named for the general who won the town's namesake battle.