The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in 1811 between the United States of America, represented by the forces of the Indiana governor William Henry Harrison, and the Native Americans, represented by the forces of the Tecumseh confederation. The battle took place outside Prophetstown, near Battle Ground, Indiana. It was part of the event sometimes referred to as the Tecumseh War, which would continue in the War of 1812. The battle was a major political event and a flagship victory for the American armies.
The Battle of Tippecanoe was a serious blow to Tecumseh's dream of a united tribal confederation. The Prophet who had predicted that the weapons of Harrison's troops could do no harm to his warriors fell out of favor because of his mistake and fled to Canada. Tecumseh continued to play an important role in military operations at the border, however, and by 1812 he had regained much of his former strength. The troops of Tecumseh formed almost half of the British army that took Detroit to the Americans in the War of 1812. It was not until the death of Tecumseh in 1813 during the battle of the Thames that his confederation ceased to threaten the expansion of the settlers.
