Tecumseh Thesis

Tecumseh, a Shawnee Native American chief, was born in Circa in 1768, today known as Columbus, Ohio. He lost his father Puckeshinwa in the Battle of Port Pleasant between French and Indian Nations. He was raised by his old sister Tecumpease after his mother Methoataske had abandoned them. Tecumseh and other Shawnees then moved to Missouri. In the early 1800s, Tecumseh went against the U.S and tried to create a confederation of Native American tribes to oppose white settlement. In the 1812 War, he and his compatriots combined with the British to battle the U.S. Tecumseh died during the war on October 5, 1813, in Canada.

Tecumseh became member of a confederation of Native Americans throughout his teenage years. This confederation was led by

Tecumseh transported his small group of warriors to Michigan to help British Major-General Sir Isaac Brook in the Siege Detroit. In fear of being massacred, American leader Brigadier-General William Hull surrendered. However, Tecumseh’s jubilation over this conquest would not last long.

Tecumseh joined British Major-General Henry Procter in the Spring of 1813. Both commanded their individual armies in the Siege of Fort Meigs, where they battled against Tecumseh’s old enemy, William Henry Harrison. After Harrison’s army counterattacked, Tecumseh and Procter fled into Canada, to the Thames River. There, Procter assured Tecumseh that he would send supports. Those reinforcements happened to never arrive. On October 5, 1813, Tecumseh’s insignificant army could not handle the invasion of Harrison’s force, and that led to Tecumseh’s death.

It is unclear the circumstances related to Tecumseh’s death and burial. During that time, innumerous people claimed that one or another American soldier killed Tecumseh, although nobody could actually confirm the veracity of those claims. Nowadays, Tecumseh’s body is believed to have been secretly buried in an unmarked