Notes for: David GOODING

David was a captain during the War of 1812 and served as an aide-de-camp under Colonel Richard Johnson. Capt. David Gooding fought in the Battle of the Thames and was responsible for killing the Shawnee leader and warrior Tecumseh. According to historian John Forkner, Colonel Johnson was wounded at the Battle of the Thames by Tecumseh, and it may have been at this juncture that Gooding killed the Shawnee chief since aide-de-camps stayed close by commanding officers whom they would be assisting. The charismatic Tecumseh and his many Native American followers were allies to the British. When Tecumseh was killed, the Native American contingent collapsed, and without the tribal forces, the British lost the Battle of the Thames, a turning point in the War of 1812.