The Battle of the Thames was an American victory in the War of 1812 against Tecumseh’s Confederacy and their British allies. The British lost control of Southwestern Ontario as a result of the battle; Tecumseh was killed, and his confederacy largely fell apart. American infantry and cavalry under General William Henry Harrison drove off the British and then defeated the Indigenous peoples, who were demoralized by the death of Tecumseh in action. American control was re-established in the Detroit area and tribal resistance collapsed.