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  2. William Henry Harrison - Wikipedia

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    William Henry Harrison (February 9, ... After the War of 1812, he moved to Ohio where, in 1816, he was elected to represent the state's 1st district in the House.

  3. Battle of the Thames - Wikipedia

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    Maj. Gen. William Henry Harrison led American soldiers in pursuit of the retreating British. The American Army of the Northwest under Major General William Henry Harrison was attempting to recover Fort Detroit and capture Fort Malden at Amherstburg, Ontario during the last months of 1812 and for much of 1813 from the Right Division of the British Army in Upper Canada, which was commanded by ...

  4. Fort Harrison, Indiana - Wikipedia

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    Fort Harrison was a War of 1812 era stockade constructed in Oct. 1811 on high ground overlooking the Wabash River on a portion of what is today the modern city of Terre Haute, Indiana, by forces under command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. It was a staging point for Harrison to encamp his forces just prior to the Battle of Tippecanoe a

  5. War of 1812 - Wikipedia

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    The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the ... Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison both benefited from their military successes ...

  6. Battle of Tippecanoe - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Tippecanoe (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and tribal forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet"), leaders of a confederacy of various tribes who ...

  7. Battle of Frenchtown - Wikipedia

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    Maj Gen William Harrison (pictured) told Brig Gen James Winchester to hold his ground following the first battle. Harrison and his troops did not arrive in time to participate in the battle. Winchester's soldiers were largely untrained and inexperienced, and the First Battle of the River Raisin was the first combat most had seen. [3]

  8. Army of the Northwest (United States) - Wikipedia

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    “National Tomb of the unknown Soldiers of 1812” which soon comes to symbolize the sacrifices of all service members in the war of 1812. The death toll total of some 41,700 Americans in proportion to a population of roughly eight million (circa 1813) places the War of 1812 as the third most lethal foreign war in U.S. history.

  9. Tecumseh's War - Wikipedia

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    Shawnee Chief Black Hoof (Catecahassa) was a staunch opponent of Tecumseh's confederation and an ally of the United States in the War of 1812. The two principal adversaries in the conflict, Tecumseh and William Henry Harrison, had both been junior participants in the Battle of Fallen Timbers at the close of the Northwest Indian War in 1794.