Title
Col. Johnson's Engagement
Caption
A View of Col. Johnson's Engagement with the Savages (Commanded by Tecumseh) near the Moravian Town, October 5, 1812. engraving portraying the battle between American forces under the command of Colonel Richard M. Johnson and American Indians under the command of Tecumseh, who were allied with the British. Detailed action is presented at center, with Johnson on horseback engaged with an Indian wielding a tomahawk, an American soldier engaging with an Indian, and an Indian in the act of scalping a fallen soldier. Tecumseh is shown standing in the foreground, at the far right. Significant elements of the scene are numbered and described in a corresponding key printed below.
Date
1828
Credit line
Photo12/UIG/Universal History Archive
Reference
UMG22A50_481
Model release
No
Property release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
9,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 8,3in x 4,3in / 2495 x 1299 (300dpi)