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Tecumseh (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə,-s i / tih-KUM-sə, -see; c. 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
The next sibling in the family was a brother named Nehaaseemoo. Because a tradition claimed that Tecumseh had two sisters, one 20th century Tecumseh biographer decided that Nehaaseemoo must have been a female, but Sugden (1997) argues the evidence is incontrovertible that he was male. [11] Tecumseh, the fifth child of the family, was born ...
He was probably born in the mid-1770s (although at least one of his white contemporaries - Freeman Bray - put his birth year as far back as the 1750s). When deposed in 1856, Chief Okemos made the following statement: "I was born in Michigan, near Pontiac , on an island in a lake…
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Overall, Tecumseh's confederacy played a crucial role in causing the War of 1812, and in early operations in the west. In 1812, Tecumseh's warriors, as shock troops, assisted a small force of 700 British regulars and Canadian militia to force the surrender of 2,500 American soldiers, by threatening to massacre any captives of the Siege of Detroit.
William Tecumseh Sherman (/ t ɪ ˈ k ʌ m s ə / tih-KUM-sə; [4] [5] February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865), earning recognition for his command of military strategy but criticism for the harshness of his scorched-earth policies, which he ...
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A portrait of Tecumseh was commissioned to commemorate the 250th year of his birth. Using an 1808 “pencil sketch,” a detailed War of 1812 eyewitness description, Shawnee photos, imaging software and 70 years of illustration experience, Eleanor Rindlisbacher of Tecumseh, Ontario has recreated Tecumseh.