the time allies of the Red Coats. The Shawnee gradually withdrew during the first few days before finally engaging American forces 7 miles west of Springfield in present-day Medway on August 8, 1782. After several hours of fighting, both sides suffered moderate casualties before scattering the small Shawnee rearguard. The victory against the Shawnee in the Medway/Mad River Valley area discouraged further Amerindian raids against Kentucky and other parts of the American frontier, and helped in part to secure the whole of the Ohio Territory for the Colonials. Rogers later remarked that the area that is now Medway was of significant strategic importance to the American cause as "the Mad River was the artery to the Miami River, and the Miami, the Ohio River thereto." Medway was therefore of strategic importance and, as such, the federal government encouraged many veterans to use their war pensions to settle in the area; descendants of several of these Revolutionary war families reside in the village. Founding of Medway Medway was platted in 1816, and named for being the midway point between Springfield and Dayton. A post office called Medway has been in operation since 1850. Notable person Harvey Haddix, Major League Baseball pitcher and coach. References External links Medway Area Historical Society Census 2000 data Unincorporated communities in Ohio Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Ohio 1816 establishments in Ohio Populated places established in 1816