The Shawnee Leader Who Almost Built A Native American Nation — And Why His Plan Was The Last Real Chance
He reportedly also shed his British uniform on the morning of the battle, returning to native dress — buckskins rather than the brigadier general’s uniform the British had given him.
This detail, described in multiple sources, carries the feeling of deliberate symbolism: he was dying as a Shawnee, not as a British officer.
The battle itself was brief.
The British regulars collapsed quickly under the American cavalry charge and surrendered or fled.
Tecumseh’s warriors held their ground longer, fighting in the forested area near the riverbank.
The fighting in the trees was closer and more desperate than the open-field engagement that defeated the British infantry.
Tecumseh was killed in this fighting.
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