Battle of Tippecanoe
11/07/1811 AD defeated
American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory attacked Indian forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet").
Tecumseh was not yet ready to oppose the United States by force and was away recruiting allies when Harrison's army arrived. Tenskwatawa was a spiritual leader but not a military man, and he was in charge.
Harrison accomplished his goal of destroying Prophetstown and proclaimed that he had won a decisive victory. He gained the nickname "Tippecanoe", which was popularized in the campaign song "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" during the presidential election of 1840, which Harrison won.
Battle Ground, IN
Lattitude: 40.51° N
Longitude: 86.8383° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 40.51° N
Longitude: 86.8383° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Subjects Who or What defeated?
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William Henry Harrison 9th President of the Uni...
Objects To Whom or What was defeated?
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Shawnee An Algonquian-speaking e...
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