Battle of Moraviantown

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The Battle of Moraviantown was a decisive 1813 engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated a combined British and Native American force in Upper Canada, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.

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Battle of Moraviantown canonical 2
Battle of Frenchtown 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
engagement in the War of 1812
associatedLeader Henry Procter
Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison
belligerent British Army
Canadian militia
Shawnee warriors
Northwest Indian Confederacy
surface form: Tecumseh's confederacy

United Kingdom
United States of America
surface form: United States

other Native American allies of Britain
BritishAndNativeCasualties significant
campaign American campaign to retake Detroit and invade Upper Canada
combatantCommander Henry Procter
Tecumseh
William Henry Harrison
conflict War of 1812
consequence collapse of Tecumseh's confederacy
end of major Native American military resistance in the Old Northwest allied with Britain
strengthening of U.S. control over the Northwest Territory
countryAtTime United Kingdom
date 1813-10-05
followedBy American occupation of southwestern Upper Canada
hasAlias Battle of the Thames
historicalSignificance decisive engagement in the western theater of the War of 1812
elevated William Henry Harrison's national reputation
legacy marked the effective end of organized pan-Indian resistance east of the Mississippi allied with Britain
location Upper Canada
near present-day Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
namedAfter Moraviantown
NativeAmericanAlliance Tecumseh's Native confederacy allied with Britain
notableDeath Tecumseh
partOf Northwest theater of the War of 1812
precededBy Battle of Lake Erie
region southwestern Upper Canada
result United States victory
river Thames River
strategicObjective to pursue and defeat retreating British and Native forces from Detroit
strategicOutcome secured American control of Detroit frontier
theater Old Northwest
typeOfEngagement land battle
UScasualties relatively light
USForcesComposition Kentucky militia
regular U.S. Army troops
year 1813

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Battle of the Thames alsoKnownAs Battle of Moraviantown
Monroe, Michigan hasHistoricEvent Battle of Moraviantown
this entity surface form: Battle of Frenchtown
defence of Upper Canada hasPart Battle of Moraviantown
subject surface form: Defence of Upper Canada