Battle of Tippecanoe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Battle of Tippecanoe |
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| Part of American Indian Wars and Tecumseh's War | |||||||
 19th-century depiction by Alonzo Chappel of the final charge that dispersed the Indians |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Tecumseh's Confederacy |  United States |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tenskwatawa |  William Henry Harrison |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 500–700 warriors | 250 infantry, 90 cavalry, 700 militia |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown Estimated 50–65 killed and 70–80 wounded |
62 killed, 126 wounded |
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The Battle of Tippecanoe ( TIP-ee-kə-NOO) was fought on November 7, 1811 in Battle Ground, Indiana between American forces led by Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Indian forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa.
As tensions and violence increased, Governor Harrison marched with an army of about 1,000 men to attack the confederacy's headquarters at Prophetstown, near the confluence of the Tippecanoe River and the Wabash River.
Images for kids
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Joseph Bartholomew
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Prophet's Rock near the Tippecanoe battleground about 1902. Tenskwatawa is thought to have sung or chanted from this rock to exhort his warriors against Harrison's forces.
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A map included in the Treaty of Prophetstown and Site of Battle of Tippecanoe, 1819
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Document released to the public after the battle, containing letters from Harrison.
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Historical marker at the site of where the Battle of Tippecanoe took place
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Monument near the battle site
See also
In Spanish: Batalla de Tippecanoe para niños
