The Shawnee Leader Who Almost Built A Native American Nation — And Why His Plan Was The Last Real Chance

The capture of Detroit was the high point of the British-Native alliance.

It demonstrated what Tecumseh had been arguing: that properly organized and coordinated Native military force, working alongside British regulars, could achieve results that changed the strategic situation significantly.

Brock was killed in October 1812 at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

His death was a serious blow to the British war effort and to Tecumseh’s alliance.

Brock had respected Tecumseh genuinely, had treated him as an equal in council, and had been willing to commit British resources to the alliance in ways that his successors would not always be.

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