Battle of the Thames
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The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of the Thames canonical | 21 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T227016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Thames Context triple: [War of 1812, battle, Battle of the Thames]
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Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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E.
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of the Thames Target entity description: The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
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A.
Battle of New Orleans
The Battle of New Orleans was a decisive American victory in the War of 1812, where forces led by Andrew Jackson repelled a much larger British army and boosted U.S. national pride.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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E.
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie was a pivotal 1813 naval engagement in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces under Oliver Hazard Perry defeated the British, securing control of the lake and boosting American morale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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engagement in the War of 1812 ⓘ land battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Moraviantown ⓘ |
| belligerent |
British Army
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Canadian militia ⓘ Native American allies of Britain ⓘ Northwest Indian Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Tecumseh's confederacy
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Northwest theater of the War of 1812 ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
heavy British and Native American casualties
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relatively light American casualties ⓘ |
| cause |
American pursuit of retreating British forces from Detroit
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U.S. objective to secure the Northwest frontier ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
about 3,500 American troops
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about 500–1,000 Native American warriors ⓘ about 800 British regulars and militia ⓘ |
| commander |
Henry Procter
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Tecumseh ⓘ William Henry Harrison ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Tecumseh's confederacy
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death of Tecumseh ⓘ end of major Native American resistance in the Old Northwest allied with Britain ⓘ restoration of U.S. control over the Northwest Territory ⓘ weakening of British influence among Native American nations in the region ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfBattle | Upper Canada ⓘ |
| date | October 5, 1813 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to later U.S. expansion into Native American lands in the Old Northwest
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enhanced national reputation of William Henry Harrison ⓘ major turning point in the War of 1812 in the Northwest ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Tecumseh ⓘ |
| location |
near Moraviantown, Upper Canada
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on the Thames River ⓘ present-day Ontario, Canada ⓘ |
| modernCountry | Canada ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Isaac Shelby
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James Johnson ⓘ Richard Mentor Johnson ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-American wars ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ |
| result | decisive American victory ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature |
American cavalry charge that broke British lines
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collapse of British defensive position along the Thames River ⓘ |
| theater | Old Northwest ⓘ |
| year | 1813 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Battle of the Thames Description of subject: The Battle of the Thames was a decisive 1813 American victory in the War of 1812 in which U.S. forces defeated British and Native American troops in Ontario, resulting in the death of Shawnee leader Tecumseh and the collapse of his confederacy.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Defence of Upper Canada