History Atlas

How The Past Is Known
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Historical Figure

Tecumseh

Indigenous Leaders and Resistance Figures

Tecumseh (c. 1768-1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who led a broad movement of Native American resistance to United States expansion into tribal lands in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region. A skilled orator, he traveled extensively among many different Native nations to build a pan-tribal confederacy capable of resisting American settlement, working alongside his brother Tenskwatawa, a religious leader known as the Prophet. During the War of 1812 he allied his confederacy with British forces against the United States, and was killed in 1813 at the Battle of the Thames, after which his confederacy collapsed. He remains a celebrated figure in American, Canadian and Indigenous history.

Facts
Birth Year
1768 1
Death Year
1813 1
Role
Shawnee chief and warrior 1
Birth Date
1768-03-09 1
Death Date
1813-10-05 1
Birthplace
Near Chillicothe, Ohio 1
Death Place
Near the Thames River, Upper Canada (present-day Ontario) 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Role
Role (category)
Military Leader 1
FAQs

What happened to Tecumseh's body after the Battle of the Thames?

The Shawnee say warriors buried him in a secret location.

The Shawnee maintained that some warriors returned to the battlefield the night after the battle and recovered his body before it could be mutilated. They then buried their leader in a secret location.
Connections

In Era

The Late Modern Period, Eras
Source Wikipedia: Tecumseh
In the Other Atlases

Originated In

United States

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Source Wikidata: Tecumseh
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Tecumseh
Wikipedia
  • Early life section, birthdate discussion
    The best evidence suggests a birthdate of March 9, 1768
  • Battle of the Thames section
    engaged them at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, during which Tecumseh was killed
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (birth year)
    Tecumseh ( tih-KUM-sə, -⁠see; March 9, 1768 - October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (death year)
    Tecumseh ( tih-KUM-sə, -⁠see; March 9, 1768 - October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
  • Lead paragraph, opening sentence (role)
    was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands
  • Early life section, birthplace
    born in the Shawnee town of Chillicothe, in the Scioto River valley, near present-day Chillicothe, Ohio, or in a nearby Kispoko village
  • Battle of the Thames section, place of death
    engaged them at the Battle of the Thames on October 5, 1813, during which Tecumseh was killed
  • Tecumseh: Gender
    A skilled orator, he traveled extensively among many different Native nations to build a pan-tribal confederacy capable of resisting American settlement, working alongside his brother Tenskwatawa, a religious leader known as the Prophet.
  • Wikipedia biography, role/occupation stated in lead section (w-bbfill-history3-0927)
  • In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
    Tecumseh ( tih-KUM-sə, -⁠see; March 9, 1768 - October 5, 1813) was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands.
View the Source
Wikidata: Tecumseh
Wikidata Q257808, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Take a Related Quiz

Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.