The Battle of the Thames, also called the Battle of Moraviantown, was a victory for American forces against British troops and Tecumseh’s Confederacy during the War of 1812. The battle happened on October 5, 1813, in Upper Canada, which is now near Thamesville, Ontario. After this battle, the British no longer controlled the Western District of Upper Canada.
The Battle of Frenchtown, also called the Battle of the River Raisin and the River Raisin Massacre, includes two battles that happened one after the other during the War of 1812. On January 18 and 22, 1813, American forces led by Brigadier General James Winchester fought against British and Indigenous forces commanded by Colonel Henry Procter near Frenchtown, Michigan Territory (now Monroe, Michigan), on the River Raisin, about 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Detroit. On January 18, American soldiers forced British and Indigenous troops to leave Frenchtown.
The Battle of Lake Erie, also called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, took place on September 10, 1813, on Lake Erie near the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine ships from the United States Navy defeated and captured six ships from the British Royal Navy. This victory made sure that the United States controlled the lake for the rest of the war.
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was a United States Navy officer born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. He was part of the Perry family, a group of well-known naval officers. Perry was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and Captain Christopher Raymond Perry, and the older brother of Commodore Matthew C.
The River Raisin National Battlefield Park protects the place where the Battle of Frenchtown took place in January 1813 in southeastern Michigan. It is the only national battlefield park that marks a site from the War of 1812. The park became the 393rd unit of the United States National Park Service under Title VII of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which was signed into law on March 30, 2009.
The Battle of Frenchtown, also called the Battle of the River Raisin and the River Raisin Massacre, was two battles that happened during the War of 1812. American soldiers led by Brigadier General James Winchester fought against British and Indigenous forces commanded by Colonel Henry Procter on January 18 and 22, 1813, near Frenchtown, Michigan Territory (now Monroe, Michigan). This location is on the River Raisin, about 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Detroit.
William Hull was born on June 24, 1753, and died on November 29, 1825. He was an American military officer and politician. He fought in the American Revolutionary War and later became the governor of the Michigan Territory from 1805 to 1813.
The Battle of Fort Dearborn, also known as the Fort Dearborn Massacre, was a fight between United States soldiers, militia members, and Miami Native American allies against Potawatomi Native Americans. It happened on August 15, 1812, near Fort Dearborn, which was then part of the Illinois Territory in the Chicago area. This battle was part of the War of 1812 and occurred after the commander of the United States Army of the Northwest, William Hull, ordered the fort to be evacuated.
The Battle of Bloody Run took place on July 31, 1763, during Pontiac’s War. It happened near what is now Elmwood Cemetery in the Eastside Historic Cemetery District of Detroit, Michigan. At that time, about 250 British soldiers tried to attack Pontiac’s camp in secret to end the siege of Fort Detroit.
Pontiac’s War, also called Pontiac’s Conspiracy or Pontiac’s Rebellion, began in 1763. A group of Native American tribes in the Great Lakes area were unhappy with British control after the French and Indian War (1754–1763). Warriors from many different tribes worked together to try to remove British soldiers and settlers from the region.