Tecumseh

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Tecumseh was a prominent Shawnee leader who forged a large Native American confederacy and allied with the British in resisting U.S. expansion during the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American leader
Shawnee leader
person
ally British Army in North America
British Empire
areaOfActivity Indigenous resistance to U.S. frontier settlement
causeOfDeath gunshot wound in battle
commemoratedIn Canadian and American historical memory of the War of 1812
conflict Battle of Tippecanoe
Battle of the Thames
countryOfCitizenship Shawnee Nation
culture Shawnee culture
dateOfBirth circa 1768
dateOfDeath October 5, 1813
ethnicity Shawnee
givenName Tecumseh self-link
historicalRegion Northwest Territory
influenced later Native American resistance leaders
languageSpoken English
Shawnee
mannerOfDeath killed in action
memorial Tecumseh monument at Thamesville, Ontario
militaryBranch British-allied Indigenous forces
Native American confederate forces
militaryRank war chief
movement Native American resistance movement
notableEvent creation of Prophetstown with Tenskwatawa
notableFor advocacy of pan-Indigenous unity
alliance with the British during the War of 1812
forging a large intertribal Native American confederacy
notableWork formation of a Native American confederacy
resistance to United States expansion in the Old Northwest
opponent U.S. expansion into Native American lands
United States of America
surface form: United States
participantIn Tecumseh's War
War of 1812
placeOfBirth near Chillicothe, Ohio Country
placeOfDeath near Moraviantown, Upper Canada
positionHeld Shawnee war chief
relative Tenskwatawa
residence Prophetstown
sexOrGender male
sibling Tenskwatawa
workLocation Great Lakes region
Northwest Territory
surface form: Old Northwest Territory

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Tecumseh's War commander Tecumseh
Tecumseh givenName Tecumseh self-link
Cump middleName Tecumseh
subject surface form: William Tecumseh Sherman
War of 1812 notableCommander Tecumseh
Shawnee notableLeader Tecumseh
Cump shortFor Tecumseh