Tecumseh was a war chief and political leader of the Shawnee. Tecumseh was known for series of raids of Kentucky and Tennessee as well as becoming a prominent chief. Tecumseh was born in 1768 in Ohio country. He had two brothers name Tenskwatawa and Cheeseekau which he slowly transformed his brother ( Tenskwatawa ) religious and into a political movement. Tecumseh father was killed in 1779 and his mother migrated with a small group to Missouri. Since Tecumseh was a Great War chief he took the new name “ the open door “. Tecumseh led a band of militant younger warriors and help families located at a village on the white river in east central Indiana. In 1808 Tecumseh move his village to the juncture of the Tippecanoe and wabash rivers, …show more content…
In November of 1811 while Tecumseh was away in south the U.S forces marched against prophetstown. In the battle they defeated them and burned the settlement and destroyed the Indians food supplies. When Tecumseh returned from the south he tried to rebuild his shattered confederacy. In 1812 when the war broke out Tecumseh left to Michigan where he assisted the British in the capture of Detroit and led pro- British Indians. When William Henry took over upper Canada , Tecumseh retreated with the British. Tecumseh was killed by the American forces at the battle of the Thames on October 5,1813 his body was never found nether who killed him. After Tecumseh's death he was admired by the British for his political leadership, and his bravery. Tecumseh was know for all of his bravery in wars. After all of his land was loss Tecumseh kept on looking until they found the Tippecanoe. While Tecumseh was away from his village the US army's attack and destroyed there supplies. Tecumseh join the British and help them capture Detroit and then Tecumseh was killed by the US forces. The British remember him as a very strong
Kit Carson is best known for his role in the expansion of the West as a trapper, explorer, scout and American soldier. Carson not only spent time carving the path to the west, he defended it in battle as an officer in the U.S. Army. One of the most famous mountain men of the Westward movement, Carson has had several landmarks, cities, and areas named after him. Among these are Carson, Colorado, Carson City, Nevada, Carson Pass and the Carson River. (Sanford & Green) Kit Carson has been a part of American folklore for decades but his fame grew from very humble beginnings.
Albert Sidney Johnson was a Troop Commander in this battle. Johnston was born in Kentucky and obtained his education at West Point. He graduated in 1826. Johnston's first taste of active service came in 1832 during the Black Hawk Indian War. He resigned his commission afterwards only to return to active duty in 1836. He fought against the United States Indians on the River Neches and served in the Mexican War with Major General Zachary Taylor. Taylor made Johnston a paymaster during Taylor's presidency. He continued his rise in the ranks by becoming a colonel in the 2nd Calvary, a brevet brigadier general commanding the Utah military district and in 1861 the commander of the Pacific Coast.
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Tecumseh’s father was very important in his life because his father was killed at the Battle of Port Pleasant during the French and Indian War which sparked his mom, Methoataske, leaving her children. Not only depressed from her husband's death, but frightened by the impending American Revolution, she left her children with Tecumseh’s elder married sister,Tecumpease, and elder brother Chicksika. They moved to the Sha*-wnee tribe, where Chicksika had taught Tecumseh to be a hunter and warrior. When Chicksika was killed in an unsuccessful attack in Tennessee Tecumseh continued raiding white settlements till he finally returned home in 1790.
The Battle of Tippecanoe was one of the major steps towards the War of 1812. It took place on November 8, 1811, in a clearing near Prophet’s Town. It was also perhaps one of the most controversial battles in the War of 1812. Although a peace treaty had been made one day prior before the Battle of Tippecanoe, the Native Americans attacked, which caused the American soldiers to fight back, who were led by General William Henry Harrison. The Native Americans had been led by Tecumseh, a Shawnee Indian Chief. The Battle of Tippecanoe was a controversial battle which the Natives Americans started, and ultimately, lost.
The battle occurred as a result of tensions between the confederacy of Native Americans and the United States government. The confederacy of Native Americans was upset by the United States’ cessations of territories previously occupied by Native American tribes. Though both sides lost less than 100 troops, the Battle of Tippecanoe is a decisive point in United States history because it reinforced the rising tension with Great Britain, who many Americans saw as Tecumseh’s puppeteer. This view contributed to a declaration of war only a few months later. Furthermore, Governor Harrison later used the Battle of Tippecanoe as a mark of his success in his presidential campaign.
The United States suffered many defeats to British, Canadian and Native American troops throughout The War of 1812. With the burning of the nation’s capital in Washington D.C., on August of 1814, we had to take a stand. On January 8, 1815, The U.S. and Britain meet in known it know as the Battle of New Orleans. Military general, Andrew Jackson was elemental for the U.S. victory of the battle. With Jackson’s aggressive tactics, American troops were able to defeat British invasions in New Orleans. The victory vaulted Jackson to national stardom, and helped foil plans for a British invasion of the American frontier. However, the Battle of New Orleans ultimately sparked a flame of extreme patriotism and led to the War of 1812 being classified
Tecumseh died on October 5, 1813 at the Battle of Thames. He was killed at the age of 45. He was a political leader and war chief for the Shawnee Indians. He fought in the War of 1812 to stop westward expansion of white settlers into native lands. He was born in Old Piqua, Ohio in 1768. His father, Puckeshinwa, died at the Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774. His mother, Methoataske, migrated to Missouri with other Shawnees. Tecumseh was raised by his older sister, Tecumpease. He raided frontier settlements with his older brother, Chiksika. He raided more settlements up to the Treaty of Greenville, in 1795. By 1800 he was a prominent war chief among the natives. Later one of his brothers, Tenskwatawa, became a religious leader among the Shawnee
His Native American name was Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt which means “Thunder-rolling-in-the-mountains”. He got this name in a vision from his guardian spirit. Though his more recognizable name is Chief Joseph.
The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in 1811 between forces of the United States under the command of Indiana Territory Governor William Henry Harrison and forces from a pan-Indian movement under religious leader Tenskwatawa, known as the prophet. The battle ended in Harrison’s forces successfully repelling an attack by Tenskwatawa’s forces (Center for Military History, 2014). Harrison’s exercise of good mission command was critical to his forces’ victory, allowing him and his subordinate leaders to coordinate and organize their defense and counterattack to defeat the Indian assault.
SHERMAN, William Tecumseh (1820-91). Ranked second only to General Ulysses S. Grant as the greatest Northern commander in the American Civil War, Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman was a master of modern warfare. Like Grant, Sherman was born in Ohio when it was a frontier state. He was named Tecumseh for the Shawnee Indian chief who had terrorized that region a few years earlier.
Tecumseh slowly transformed his brother's religious following into a political movement. In 1808 Tecumseh and the Prophet moved their village to the juncture of the Tippecanoe and Wabash rivers, where the new settlement, Prophetstown, continued to attract Indians. After the loss of much Indian land at the Treaty of Fort Wayne, Tecumseh gradually eclipsed his brother as the primary leader of the movement. He traveled throughout the Midwest urging tribes to form a political confederacy to prevent any further erosion of their lands. In November 1811, while Tecumseh was in the South attempting to recruit the Creeks into his confederacy, U.S. forces marched against Prophetstown. In the subsequent Battle of the Tippecanoe they defeated the Prophet, burned the settlement, and destroyed the Indians' food supplies. After returning from the South Tecumseh tried to rebuild his shattered confederacy. But when the War of 1812 broke out, he withdrew to Michigan where he assisted the British in the capture of Detroit and led pro-British Indians in small actions in southern Michigan and northern Ohio (Fort Meigs). When William Henry Harrison invaded Upper Canada, Tecumseh reluctantly accompanied the British retreat. He was killed by American forces at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813. Although they never found the body of
Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief and a military leader in the War of 1812. He was born in 1768 in South-Central Ohio. He was the leader of the First Nations Confederacy which was formed to resist Americans invading aboriginal land. When the War of 1812 broke out, Tecumseh and the First Nations Confederacy allied with the British. Tecumseh died on October 5th 1813 in the battle of the Thames near Moravian town (now known as Thames Ville, ON). Tecumseh is important to Canadian history because he was a important military leader in the War of 1812 who was also one of the Canadian Aboriginal People.
Jedidiah Smith was inspired to travel by Lewis and Clarks adventures. He was in the group that had rediscovered the South Pass. He also was the first U.S. citizen to cross the Serra Nevada. On one of his trapping trips he was attacked by a bear, his ear was ripped off. The other trappers that where in his group helped aid his ear. While he was recovering from the attack a group of Indians attacked there camp. Jedidiah hide in the bushes, but sadly all the other
He was born in Richmond Virginia and died in Kansas City Missouri.. He was one of the most adventurous mountain men. He is said that he has explored, trapped, and hunted most of the west He also helped establish Fort Bridger Wyoming and the Rocky Mountain Fur Company. His love of travel made him a great guide across the west. Jim was married three times to one Flathead Indian and two Shoshone. He leaves behind 5 children.