The American Indian coalition did not immediately follow up on their victory. Instead, most returned to their villages to hunt before Winter set in. Kekionga was short on supplies because of the war, so they moved most of the inhabitants to the Auglaize River. This removed them from the target of repeated military campaigns, but as Thomas McKee argued, also put them closer to the trade and military support offered by the British at Detroit. The various leaders agreed to a grand council the following year.