Cannon

ID: 2469
This file appears in: Newport: War of 1812
Cannon

This cannon was captured by Kentucky troops at the Battle of the Thames. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Newport: War of 1812

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #507 in Newport commemorates the location where Kentucky volunteers crossed the Ohio River on their way to assist General William Hull against the British and Native American forces besieging Detroit during the War of 1812. …