7 November 1811 and aftermath

Tippecanoe and destruction of Prophetstown

Indiana; Shawnee-led confederacy and allies

Following battle, U.S. forces burned Prophetstown and destroyed provisions. The attack disrupted a movement defending Indigenous land and political autonomy.

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Context / qualification

The book’s casualty figure is not adopted here without verification.

Sources

• Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States (2014), chapter 5

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