Methoataaskee
| Tecumseh | |
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| Chief of Tecumseh's Confederacy | |
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In office 1808 – October 5, 1813 |
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| Preceded by | Tenskwatawa |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chief of the Shawnee | |
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In office 1789 – October 5, 1813 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1768 Likely on the Scioto River, near present-day Chillicothe, Ohio |
| Died | October 5, 1813 (age 45) Moravian of the Thames, Upper Canada, British Empire |
| Resting place | Unknown, (possibly Walpole Island, Ontario) |
| Nationality | Shawnee |
| Parents | Puckshinwa, Methoataske |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Western Confederacy Tecumseh's Confederacy |
| Years of service | 1783–1813 |
| Rank | Commander-in-chief (de-facto) |
| Battles/wars |
Northwest Indian War Tecumseh's War War of 1812 † |
Tecumseh /tᵻˈkʌmsə, tᵻˈkʌmsi/tə-KUM-sə, tə-KUM-see (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Native American Shawnee warrior and chief, who became the primary leader of a large, multi-tribal confederacy in the early years of the nineteenth century. Born in the Ohio Country (present-day Ohio) during the American Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War, Tecumseh was exposed to warfare and envisioned the establishment of an independent Indian nation east of the Mississippi River under British protection and worked to recruit additional members to his tribal confederacy from the southern United States.
Tecumseh was among the most celebrated Indian leaders in history and was known as a strong and eloquent orator who promoted tribal unity. He was also ambitious, willing to take risks, and make significant sacrifices to repel the Americans from Indian lands in the Old Northwest Territory. In 1808, with his brother, Tenskwatawa ("The Prophet"), Tecumseh founded the Indian village the Americans called Prophetstown, located north of present-day Lafayette, Indiana. Prophetstown grew into a large, multi-tribal community and a central point in Tecumseh's political and military alliance.
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