1814 War of 1812 hdlne newspaper BATTLE of the THAMES Moraviatown ONTARIO Canada

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1814 War of 1812 hdlne newspaper BATTLE of the THAMES Moraviatown ONTARIO Canada:
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1814 War of 1812 headline newspaper BATTLE of the THAMES Moraviatown ONTARIO Canada

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This newspaper contains prominent inside page bold headlines: \"GLORIOUS NEWS ! / Defeat and Capture of Proctor\'s Army --(Official)\" and \"Gen harrison\'s Victory\" with long detailed accounts of the US victory over the British / Canadian / Indian force at the BATTLE of the THAMES during the War of 1812.

The Battle of the Thames, also known as the Battle of Moraviantown, was a United States victory in the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom and the Tecumseh\'s Confederacy. It took place on October 5, 1813, near present-day Chatham, Ontario in Upper Canada.

British troops under Major General Henry Procter had occupied Detroit until the U.S. Navy gained control of Lake Erie, depriving them of their supplies. Procter was forced to retreat north up the river Thames to Moraviantown, where his allies, the tribal confederacy under Shawnee leader Tecumseh, had no choice but to follow. American infantry and cavalry under future president William Henry Harrison drove off the outnumbered British and then defeated the Native warriors, who were demoralised by Tecumseh\'s death in action. American control over the Northwest frontier was re-established, the tribal confederacy collapsed, and Procter would later be court-martialled for his poor leadership.

The American victory led to the re-establishment of American control over the Northwest frontier. Apart from skirmishesbetween raiding parties or other detachments, and an American mounted raid near the end of 1814 which resulted in the Battle of Malcolm\'s Mills, the Detroit front remained comparatively quiet for the rest of the war.

The death of Tecumseh was a crushing blow to the Indian alliance he had created, and it effectively dissolved following the battle. Shortly after the battle, Harrison signed an armistice at Detroit with the chiefs or representatives of several tribes, although others fought on until the end of (and after) the war. American victory at the Thames failed to translate into recapture of Illinois, Wisconsin and other Midwestern territories, which the British and Indiana held until the war\'s end.He then transferred most of his regulars eastward to the Niagara River and went himself to Washington where he was acclaimed a hero. However, a comparatively petty dispute with President James Madison and John Armstrong resulted in him resigning his commission as Major General. Harrison\'s popularity grew, and he was eventually elected President of the United States. Richard Mentor Johnson eventually became Vice President to President Martin Van Buren, based partly on the belief that he had killed Tecumseh.

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