The Battle of Tippecanoe (/ˌtɪpikəˈnuː/ 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 (commonly known as "The Prophet"), leaders of a confederacy of various
tribes who opposed settlement of the American West. As tensions and violence increased,
Governor Harrison marched with an army of about 1,000 men to disperse the confederacy's
headquarters at Prophetstown, near the confluence of the Tippecanoe River and the Wabash
River.
Tecumseh was not yet ready to oppose the United States by force and was away recruiting allies
when Harrison's army arrived. Tenskwatawa was a spiritual leader but not a military man, and he
was in charge. Harrison camped near Prophetstown on November 6 and arranged to meet with
Tenskwatawa the following day. Early the next morning, however, warriors from Prophetstown
attacked Harrison's army. They took the army by surprise, but Harrison and his men stood their
ground for more than two hours. The Indians were ultimately repulsed when their ammunition ran
low. After the battle, they abandoned Prophetstown and Harrison's men burned it to the ground,
destroying the food supplies stored for the winter. The soldiers then returned to their homes.
Harrison accomplished his goal of destroying Prophetstown and proclaimed that he had won a
decisive victory. He gained the nickname "Tippecanoe", which was popularized in the campaign
song "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" during the presidential election of 1840 which Harrison won.
The defeat was a setback for Tecumseh's confederacy from which it never fully recovered.[3][4]
Americans blamed the violence on British interference in American affairs because they had
supplied the Indians with financial support and ammunition. This led to a further deterioration of
relations with Britain and was a catalyst of the War of 1812, which began six months later. The
US declared war on the United Kingdom in June 1812, and Tecumseh's confederacy was ready
to launch its war against the United States in alliance with the British. In preparation, the Indians
rebuilt Prophetstown. Frontier violence in the region continued until well after the War of 1812,
although Tecumseh and his top war chief Roundhead were both killed in 1813 during the