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Battle of Tippecanoe

Battle of Tippecanoe was a battle fought on 7 November 1811 at Battle Ground, in what is now Indiana, United States. It was part of the Tecumseh's War, which ran from 1810 to 1813. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 500–700 warriors against 250 infantry,; 90 cavalry,; 700 militia.

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Title: Battle of Tippecanoe Abstract: Print shows American troops under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison fighting the Indian forces of The Prophet, Tenskwatawa (the brother of Tecumseh
Title: Battle of Tippecanoe Abstract: Print shows American troops under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison fighting the Indian forces of The Prophet, Tenskwatawa (the brother of Tecumseh. Kurtz & Allison, Popular Graphic Arts, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought7 November 1811
WhereBattle Ground, Indiana, United States40.505N, 86.845W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsTecumseh's ConfederacyagainstUnited States
Part ofTecumseh's War1810 to 1813

Record

Date7 November 1811
PlaceBattle Ground, Indiana, United States
40.505N, 86.845W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength500–700 warriors250 infantry,; 90 cavalry,; 700 militia
Casualties and lossesUnknown; 36 known dead (Estimated 50–65 killed and 70–80 wounded) + 1 POW62 killed,; 126 wounded
Commanders
  • Tenskwatawa
Battle of TippecanoeBattle of TippecanoeSiege of Fort HarrisonSiege of Fort WayneSiege of Fort RecoverySt. Clair's DefeatSiege of Fort HarrisonSiege of Fort WayneIndianapolisGaryUrbanaMuncieDecaturKankakeeJolietSouth Bend100 km40.505N, 86.845W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Tippecanoe
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Tippecanoe today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-02. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 189 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 151 to 239 m, 88 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 42% tree cover, 28% cropland, 22% grassland.

tree cover: 42%cropland: 28%grassland: 22%built-up: 4%water: 3%tree cover 42%cropland 28%grassland 22%built-up 4%water 3%
west to east, 10.0 km157 to 213 mnorth to south, 10.0 km156 to 216 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Elsewhere in 1811

Battle of Tippecanoe is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (12 in Indiana).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q379346, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tippecanoe, revision 1383400264, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.