'''Tecumseh''' (1768 - 1813) was a [[Shawnee]] leader who tried to create an [[Amerindian confederacy]] to prevent any further territorial loss of land to American settlers. He became an ally of the [[British]] in the [[War of 1812]] against the Americans and died in battle in 1813.
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'''Tecumseh''' (1768 - 1813) was a [[Shawnee]] leader who tried to create an [[Amerindian confederacy]] to prevent any further territorial loss of land to American settlers. He became an ally of the British in the [[War of 1812]] against the Americans and died in battle in 1813.