[Music] today on the daily dose Tecumseh born in 1768 Ohio Tecumseh was raised by an older sister after his father Chief pucker shineway was killed at the Battle of Point Pleasant while his older brother jizikau taught him the ways of a Shawnee Warrior learning to despise white settlers for their brutal attacks on his people after chisakao was killed during a raid into Tennessee Tecumseh let a band of Shawnee Warriors back to Ohio to help Chief Bluejacket battle the U.S army defeating General Arthur Sinclair at the 1791 Battle of Wabash only to suffer a resounding Indian defeat at the Battle of Fallen Timbers where Tecumseh refused to sign the Treaty of Greenville which led to the forfeiture of Native American lands in the Northwest Territory by 1805 Tecumseh had become a respected leader amongst the shawnee's of Ohio until his younger brother Lala withikov had an alcohol-induced Vision to lead his people in a war to reclaim their lost lands and culture in 1808 lalawithica changed his name to tanks wakawa or the prophet encouraging Tecumseh to join him at Prophetstown in present-day Indiana where Tecumseh forged a multi-tribal Alliance among Native Americans of the Great Lakes region traveling far and wide on recruitment campaigns Tecumseh delivered powerful speeches encouraging Native Americans to unign in war to thwart white settlers and resist the white man's corrupted way of life in 1811 while Tecumseh was a way on a recruitment campaign Indiana territory governor and future President William Henry Harrison and his 1000-man Force agreed to wait for tecumseh's return before attacking Prophetstown but during the night tanks were Tower riled up his Warriors for a fight leading to their defeat at the Battle of Tippecanoe which effectively ended tecumseh's hard-won tribal Alliance when they abandoned Prophetstown the following day after the defeat Tecumseh rallied his remaining forces in support of the British in the War of 1812 playing an instrumental role in the defeat of American forces during the siege of Detroit he then joined forces with British Major General Henry Proctor for a planned invasion of Ohio where Tecumseh skirmished with Harrison and his men when Harrison invaded Canada Tecumseh and his warriors were forced into Retreat beside the British until Harrison pursued them into present-day Ontario leading to an overwhelming British defeat at the Battle of the Tams and tecumseh's death in battle on October 5th 1813 tecumseh's death ended all hope of a pan-indian Alliance in the Northwest Territory leading to the eventual removal of native tribes under reservations far from their native lands and there you have it Tecumseh today on the daily dose if you like learning something new every day subscribe to the daily dose on YouTube or sign up for emails at dailydosenow.com