= Tecumtha = '''Tecumtha''' (alternatively ''Tecumseh'') was a leader of the [[UnitedStates/Shawnee|Shawnee nation]]. <> ---- == History == Tecumtha's brother, [[UnitedStates/Tenskwatawa|Tenskwatawa]], was a spiritual leader. He centralized control over the [[UnitedStates/Shawnee|Shawnee]] and attracted a following within neighboring tribes as well. ---- == Reign == The brothers' multi-tribe confederacy, with an effective capital at '''Prophetstown''' on the Tippecanoe, was poised to resist American settlers militarily. [[UnitedStates/WilliamHenryHarrison|Harrison]] was charged with the elimination of the movement. This conflict became known as '''Tecumtha's War'''. The disastrous '''Battle of Tippecanoe''', led by [[UnitedStates/Tenskwatawa|Tenskwatawa]], began the rapid decline of the confederacy. Tecumtha was killed at the '''Battle of the Thames''', ending the war. ---- == Legacy == Tecumtha became an emblem and martyr for [[UnitedStates/NativeAmericanNations|native nation]] resistance. ---- CategoryRicottone