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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 ...
Revolutionary War battle in the West in which Patriots retook Vincennes, a mostly French town along the Wabash River, from the British. British fort on the frontier where Hamilton was captured by George Rogers Clark. a 1776 battles in New Jersey in which George Washington's troops crossed the Delaware River and captured a Hessian (German ...
Map of A map of the Ohio country where in 1778–1779 George Rogers Clark led the Illinois Campaign to capture the British stronghold at Vincennes, marking an end to British power in the west. The map shows Clark's route from Pittsburgh along the Ohio River to the British Fort Kaskaskia on the Mississippi River (1778) and British Fort Vincennes ...
Dec 1, 2017 · On December 17th Hamilton and his men entered the town and captured the fort after the local militia deserted and the garrison of the Americans surrendered. After the capture of the fort, most of the natives returned to their homes (James, George Rogers Clark, pg. 134-35). Clark’s March to Vincennes.
Graphical Map of the Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial, August 17 thru 20, 1961. Battle of Tippecanoe Sesquicentennial Committee, Historical Significance Committee. ([Map I] ISLM 973.51 B336G). Harrison’s March. [Map of South Western Indiana Showing William Henry Harrison’s March from Vincennes to Tippecanoe Battlefield.(ISLO 973.51 No.7).
May 27, 2023 · Authentic battle enactments are held several times during the event. ... Vincennes, Indiana 47591 United States + Google Map. Event Website ... 702 Main Street ...
02/23/1779 – Battles – Battle of Vincennes in Indiana Begins. Lieutenant Colonel George R. Clark, Captain Leonard Helm and others created a plan to capture the French forts that the British occupied after Louisiana was ceded. After Kaskaskia was captured by Clark, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Hamilton sent British soldiers and reinforcements to ...
