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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 ...
The Tippecanoe Battlefield Park preserves the location of the Battle of Tippecanoe fought on November 7, 1811. The 16-acre (6.5 ha) site of the battle was deeded to the State of Indiana by John Tipton, a veteran of the fight, on November 7, 1836, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the battle.
Battle Ground is a town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] The population was 1,334 at the 2010 census. It is near the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe. Battle Ground is part of the Lafayette, Indiana, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Tippecanoe River (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) is a gentle, 182-mile-long (293 km) [1] river in the Central Corn Belt Plains ecoregion in northern Indiana. It flows from Crooked Lake in Noble County to the Wabash River near what is now Battle Ground , about 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Lafayette .
Battle Ground, Indiana, is a village about a mile east of the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, a crucial battle in Tecumseh's War which ultimately led to the demise of Prophetstown. The state park was established in 2004 and receives about 335,000 visitors annually. [1]
Battle Ground Historic District is a national historic district located at Battle Ground, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. The district encompasses 129 contributing buildings in the central business district of Battle Ground, including the site of the Battle of Tippecanoe .
The events led to the Battle of Tippecanoe on November 6, 1811 during what is known as Tecumseh's War. In the battle William Henry Harrison led the territorial militia and army regulars against the forces of Tecumseh's Confederacy at Prophetstown. The confederacy's defeat was a major blow to their plans for a larger uprising, but left the ...
Battle at Eel River [3] September 19, 1812 Near Churubusco: War of 1812: Detroit Frontier 25+ United States of America vs Tecumseh's confederacy Spur's Defeat: November 22, 1812 Wildcat Creek, near Lafayette: War of 1812: 18 Shawnee vs United States of America: Battle of the Mississinewa: December 17–18, 1812 Near Jalapa: War of 1812: Detroit ...