Then, on October 5, 1813, 3,000 Americans, including their Aboriginal allies, defeated 950 British, Canadians, and Natives at this site.
In September 1813, during the second year of the War of 1812, the United States won control of Lake Erie, cutting British supply lines with the east and forcing the British to withdraw from the Detroit River region. The plaque reads as follows in English and Anishinaabemowin: BATTLE OF MORAVIANTOWN, 1813 (BATTLE OF THE THAMES)
The event occurred near the Tecumseh monument at the original Battle of the Thames site in Chatham-Kent. The Ontario Heritage Trust and the Battle of the Thames Commemoration Committee unveiled a provincial plaque on Friday, Octoto commemorate the Battle of Moraviantown. Battle of Moraviantown, 1813 (Battle of the Thames)
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