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A fact from Battle of Frenchtown appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 28 July 2010 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the River Raisin National Battlefield Park will preserve the site of the United States' deadliest defeat in the War of 1812?

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The description of the imange in the info. box for the first Battle of the River Raisin states that it depicts "Kentucky Mounted Militia riflemen attack British troops at the Battle of Raisin River in painting by artist, Ken Riley". The original description (which can be seen by clicking the "Source" link in the image's "New Details" page correctly states

"Remember the River Raisin!" by Ken Riley

Moraviantown, Upper Canada, October 5, 1813 -- Following Commodore Perry's success at Lake Erie, a U.S. force, commanded by General William Henry Harrison, engaged British troops 75 miles east of Detroit. His command included a regiment of Kentucky Mounted Riflemen, led by Colonel Richard M. Johnson, made up of picked militia volunteers armed with long Kentucky rifles and tomahawks. The Kentucky troops scattered the enemy army -- British regulars, and Indians under the famed Tecumseh. The Battle of the Thames was revenge for an earlier massacre of Kentucky militia on the River Raisin. Coupled with Perry's triumph, it ended a series of defeats and helped restore U.S. dominance in the northwest region.

No such incident as that depicted occurred at Frenchtown. The image should be replaced. The description should also be corrected in the image's own page. HLGallon (talk) 23:43, 26 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The title of the painting is "Remember the River Raisin!" so any possible confusion as to what it depicts is understandable. It does show the militia with the cry of that era "Remember the River Raisin" and yes does depict the Battle of the Thames, which was considered as retribution/revenge for the massacres at Frenchtown etc. The sourcing for the description is here. I'll change the description, but really the actual File name should be changed... I don't see how to do that but I'll poke around and figure it out. Thanks for pointing that out. Shearonink (talk) 01:56, 27 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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