Title

Captain John Wilson Being Saved by an Indian Woman After the Battle of Chippawa, 1814

Creator

Jones, George, 1786-1869

Provenance

Digital Image donated by the Royal Scots Regimental Museum

Extent

40 cm x 29 cm

Is Part Of

Private Ownership

Description

en-CA "Captain John Wilson was wounded seven times, and, having been left on the battlefield, was attacked by an Indian with a knife. Wilson killed the Indian and was then suckled and kept alive by an Indian woman from the nearby village. Captain Wilson was exchanged in 1815, along with the other survivors from amongst those captured" - from Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard: a History of the First or the Royal Regiment of Foot, The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) by Robert H. Paterson, 2001.

Type

Still Image

Medium

oil painting

Subject

War - War of 1812 - Battle of Chippawa

Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls

Native Peoples

Military

Churches

Location

Canada - Ontario - Chippawa

Identifier

http://www.nflibrary.ca/nfplindex/show.asp?b=1&ref=oo&id=260168

Rights

May not be reproduced without permission of the Curator of the Royal Scots Regimental Museum, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland at http://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/museum.html

Date Created

2006-06-14

Date Modified

2006-06-20