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Title | Captain John Wilson Being Saved by an Indian Woman After the Battle of Chippawa, 1814 |
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| Creator
| Jones, George, 1786-1869 |
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| Type
| Still Image |
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| Medium
| oil painting |
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| Extent
| 40 cm x 29 cm |
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| Notes
| "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. |
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| Is Part of
| Private Ownership |
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| Rights Management
| 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 |
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| Provenance
| Digital Image donated by the Royal Scots Regimental Museum |
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| Subject
| War - War of 1812 - Battle of Chippawa |
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| Niagara Falls - Horseshoe Falls |
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| Native Peoples |
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| Military |
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| Churches |
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| Place Name
| Chippawa (inhabited place) |
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| Link
| http://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/museum.html |
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| Record ID |
260168 |
| Digital image |
| Format |
image/jpeg |
| Size |
750px X 507px |
| Resolution |
150ppi X 150ppi |
| Digitization |
Colour Scan |
| Equipment |
Other |
| Date |
2006-06-14 |
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