Timeline Tuesday 5 October 1813

Events on Tuesday 5 October 1813 2

• 1768 – 1813 Tecumseh (1768-1813) Died 5 October 1813, aged 45 Tecumseh was a Shawnee chief who built a confederacy of Native American nations to resist American expansion into the Northwest Territory. He allied his forces with the British during the War of 1812 and was killed fighting at the Battle of the Thames. His death effectively ended organized Native American resistance in the region.
• 1813 Battle of the Thames American forces defeat a British-Tecumseh alliance in Upper Canada An American army under William Henry Harrison defeated British and Native American forces near the Thames River in Upper Canada. The Shawnee leader Tecumseh was killed during the fighting, shattering the Native confederacy he had built against American expansion. The victory secured the Northwest frontier for the United States.