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.
Statements (45)
| 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
|
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William Tecumseh Sherman