Caption:
The Battle of the Thames was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812 against Great Britain and its Indian allies in Tecumseh's Confederacy. It took place on October 5, 1813 in Upper Canada, near Chatham. Key 1) Colonel Johnson, 2) Tecumseh, 3) General William Henry Harrison with Commodore Perry and General Gass, 4) General Proctor, 5) Lieutenant Colonel James Johnson, 6) Major Thompson battling Tenskwatawa 7) aged veteran William Whitley, 8) James Mason, 86 years old, fighting beside Colonel Johnson, 9) Maipeck shot by Captain Ward, 10) Major Suggett. Lithograph by William Emmons, 1833 (cropped and cleaned).