1812: War of 1812 breaks Tecumseh’s resistance

Tecumseh and his followers ally with the British as the War of 1812 (1812–15) begins. Tecumseh negotiates with Britain for the return of parts of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin, which were taken by the U.S. under the 1795 Treaty of Greenville. In 1813, at the Battle of the Thames (or Battle of Moravian Town), a combined British and Native force meets the U.S. Army, led by the Indian Territory governor William Henry Harrison. Amid heavy fighting, the British troops flee, leaving Tecumseh’s troops to fight alone. Tecumseh is killed.

Theme

Land and Water

Region

Northeast