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Battle of the Thames

1813 · 19th century · Also known as Battle of Moraviantown · Part of the War of 1812

The Battle of the Thames was fought on 5 October 1813 near Moraviantown in Upper Canada, now Ontario. An American army under William Henry Harrison defeated a retreating British and Native force under Henry Procter and Tecumseh, who was killed. The battle restored American control of the Detroit frontier and ended Tecumseh's confederacy.

Battle of the Thames
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Tecumseh's Confederacy

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Tecumseh to the Osages1811

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of the Thames. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-the-thames
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