. ▁On ▁the ▁evening ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 , ▁Com bs ▁and ▁a ▁det achment ▁of ▁six ▁men ▁were ▁dispatch ed ▁by ▁Colonel ▁William ▁D ud ley ▁from ▁Fort ▁Def iance ▁to ▁the ▁bes ie ged ▁Fort ▁Me igs . ▁As ▁they ▁can o ed ▁down ▁the ▁Ma ume e ▁River , ▁they ▁were ▁amb ushed ▁by ▁Pot aw atom i , ▁and ▁two ▁of ▁Com bs ' ▁men ▁were ▁killed . ▁He ▁quickly ▁returned ▁to ▁General ▁Green ▁Clay ▁at ▁Fort ▁Def iance ▁to ▁report ▁that ▁Fort ▁Me igs ▁was ▁under ▁sie ge ▁and ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁aid . ▁After ▁two ▁days , ▁he ▁arrived ▁back ▁at ▁Fort ▁Def iance ▁to ▁find ▁Clay ▁already ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁march ▁to ▁Fort ▁Me igs . ▁Bad ly ▁injured , ▁he ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁bed ▁by ▁medical ▁personnel , ▁but ▁upon ▁finding ▁two ▁small ▁companies ▁of ▁sp ies ▁ready ▁to ▁operate ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁he ▁secured ▁new ▁clothes ▁and ▁joined ▁Clay ' s ▁march . ▁He ▁was ▁wounded ▁and ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁enemy ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁par ole , ▁Com bs ▁dis cont in ued ▁his ▁military ▁service ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁Lex ington , ▁Kentucky , ▁where ▁he ▁read ▁law ▁with ▁Samuel ▁Q . ▁Richard son . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar . ▁He ▁married ▁Margaret ▁T rot ter ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 1 8