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TECUMSEH

Tecumseh (Tecumthe) was a Shawnee Indian chief. He was born in 1768 at Ohio and died in 1813. He conducted a fierce war against the United States for many years until his defeat at Tippecanoe in 1811. In 1811 he led an uprising against the Americans, and upon its suppression joined the British army as a brigadier-general in 1812, being given command of the Indian forces. He took part in the capture of Detroit but was killed at the Battle of Thames, Canada in 1813.
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