Tecumseh

or Tecumtha (1768?-1813), chief of the Shawnee Indians, joined his brother Ellskwatawa, ‘‘ the Prophet,’’ in an attempt to organize the Western Indians in a confederacy against the whites, The scheme was defeated by the battle of Tippecanoe in 1815. He aided the British in the War of 1812, serving at Raisin River and Maguaga. He was joint commander at Fort Meigs, where he protected the American forces from ma acre. He served at Lake Erie, and led the left wing at the battle of the Thames, where he was killed.