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Events relating to tecumseh
Tecumseh, 19th-century print
After the Fort Greenville concessions, the Shawnee leader Tecumseh emerges as a champion of Indian territorial rights
Tecumseh's younger brother, Tenskwatawa, becomes known as the Shawnee Prophet
Tecumseh and Tenskwatawa set up a permanent base in Indiana, calling it Prophetstown
An American army attacks and destroys Tecumseh's base at Prophetstown
Tecumseh is killed fighting for the British against General Harrison east of Detroit in the Battle of the Thames
Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman become Lincoln's two leading generals in the final thrust of the Civil War
William Tecumseh Sherman captures Atlanta, the first important southern city to fall into Union hands