Tecumseh was an Indian leader who fought to defend Indian lands against invasion by white people. He allied his Indian forces with the British army against the Americans during the War of 1812 and died at the Battle of the Thames River.
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Lithograph (1841) by Nathanial Currier (Granger Collection)</P>
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