The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was an American victory over British forces and Tecumseh's Confederacy during the War of 1812. The battle took place on October 5, 1
Major General William Henry Harrison led American soldiers in pursuit of the retreating British.
Engraving of a painting by Alonzo Chappel depicting Richard Mentor Johnson killing Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames
"Remember the River Raisin". Artist Ken Riley's depiction of Kentucky Mounted Rifles charging the British line at the Battle of the Thames
The death of Tecumseh at the Battle of the Thames was a crushing blow for the Confederacy he had created.
The Army of the Northwest was a United States Army formation formed at the outset of the War of 1812 and charged with taking control of the state of Ohio, the Indiana Territory, Michigan Territory and