Event record · battle
Upper Canada · Old Northwest
Battle of the Thames
5 October 1813
Harrison defeats a retreating British and Indigenous force; Tecumseh is killed and his coalition gravely weakened.
Participants
- William Henry Harrison's army
- British regulars
- Tecumseh's coalition
Outcome
The retreating allied force was defeated and Tecumseh killed.
Why it matters
Tecumseh's death gravely weakened a transnational Indigenous coalition defending land and autonomy.
Location evidence
42.550, -81.990 · site precision
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Evidence behind this event
- Indigenous Peoples and the War of 1812National Park Service · public history
Indigenous objectives, coalitions, campaigns, and consequences.