Battle Of Tippecanoe, 1811

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Battle Of Tippecanoe, 1811

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The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, between U.S. forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Native American warriors associated with the Shawnee leader Tecumseh. Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa were leaders of a confederacy of Native Americans from various tribes that opposed U.S. expansion into Native territory. As tensions and violence increased, Governor Harrison marched with an army of about 1,000 men to disperse the confederacy's headquarters at Prophetstown, near the confluence of the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers. Tecumseh was away recruiting allies when Harrison's army arrived. Tenskwatawa, a spiritual leader but not a military man, was in charge. Harrison camped near Prophetstown and arranged to meet with Tenskwatawa the following day. Early the next morning, warriors from Prophetstown attacked Harrison's army. Harrison and his men stood their ground and the Natives were ultimately repulsed. After the battle, the Natives abandoned Prophetstown. Harrison's men burned the town and returned home. Harrison acquired the nickname, Tippecanoe, which was popularized in the song "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" during the election of 1840, when Harrison was elected president.

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