▁Army ▁was ▁late ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁the ▁supplies ▁promised ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁treat y ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁After ▁a ▁prot ract ed ▁discussion , ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁alleg edly ▁tried ▁to ▁ste al ▁food . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁survey ors ▁gra bb ed ▁his ▁rif le ▁and ▁shot ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Pot aw atom i , ▁seriously ▁w ounding ▁him . ▁Following ▁the ▁encounter , ▁the ▁survey ors ▁retre ated ▁to ▁Detroit . ▁▁ ▁Survey ors ▁would ▁not ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁area ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁after ▁Governor ▁Lewis ▁Cass ▁had ▁settled ▁the ▁issues ▁with ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans . ▁Early ▁white ▁sett lers ▁called ▁the ▁nearby ▁stream ▁the ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁River , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁took ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁that . ▁ ▁Native ▁Americans ▁had ▁called ▁the ▁river ▁W au p ak is co , ▁to ▁which ▁some ▁attribute ▁a ▁folk ▁et ym ology . ▁By ▁this ▁account , ▁the ▁name ▁W au p ak is co ▁or ▁W au p ok is co ▁was ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁an ▁earlier ▁battle ▁fought ▁between ▁Native ▁American ▁tribes ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁white ▁sett lers . ▁However , ▁Vir g il ▁J . ▁Vog el ▁establish es ▁that ▁this ▁native ▁term ▁had ▁" nothing ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁blood ▁or ▁battle ". ▁ ▁Following ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁Pot aw atom i ▁to ▁a ▁res ervation , ▁the ▁first ▁permanent ▁white ▁settlement s ▁in ▁Battle ▁Creek ▁Township ▁began ▁about ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁M igration ▁had ▁increased