| − | Harrison defeated the nascent Indian [[confederacy]], led by Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskatwata (also known as the Shawnee Prophet), at Prophetstown, near the [[Tippecanoe River]] When Harrison ran for President in 1840, Whig party publications referred to him as " Old Tippecanoe." | + | Harrison served as an aide-de campe during the North-West Indian War, and participated in the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. Later, Harrison would defeat the nascent Indian [[confederacy]], led by Tecumseh and his brother, Tenskatwata (also known as the Shawnee Prophet), at Prophetstown, near the [[Tippecanoe River]] When Harrison ran for President in 1840, Whig party publications referred to him as " Old Tippecanoe." |