AMERICAN BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE USED TAGGED DATED NOV 7 1811 NOT SWORD

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AMERICAN BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE TAGGED DATED NOV 7 1811. THIS IS A SMALL SECONDARY AXE NOT A FIGHTING AXE MEASURES 14 INCHES IN LENGHT WITH HANDLE. AXE IS 5 1/4 INCHES IN LENGHT.
Old tag is adhered to the tomahawk handle. Possibly a secondary tomahawk carried by a combatant. End of the wood inside of the tomahawk is deteriorating, as would be expected over time. The Battle of Tippecanoe was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and Indian forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet"), leaders of a confederacy of various tribes who opposed European-American settlement of the American frontier. As tensions and violence increased, Governor Harrison marched with an army of about 1,000 men to attack the confederacy's headquarters at Prophetstown, near the confluence of the Tippecanoe River and the Wabash River. Tecumseh was not yet ready to oppose the United States by force and was away recruiting allies when Harrison's army arrived. Tenskwatawa was a spiritual leader but not a military man, and he was in charge. Harrison camped near Prophetstown on November 6 and arranged to meet with Tenskwatawa the following day. Early the next morning warriors from Prophetstown attacked Harrison's army. They took the army by surprise, but Harrison and his men stood their ground for more than two hours. The Indians were ultimately repulsed when their ammunition ran low. After the battle, they abandoned Prophetstown and Harrison's men burned it to the ground, destroying the food supplies stored for the winter. The soldiers then returned to their homes. Harrison accomplished his goal of destroying Prophetstown. The win proved decisive and garnered Harrison the nickname of “Tippecanoe”. Meanwhile, the defeat dealt a fatal blow for Tecumseh's confederacy and, though comeback attempts were made, it never fully recovered. So popular was Harrison’s nickname that "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" became his campaign slogan and a popularized campaign song when he ran for president in 1840 with John Tyler as his running mate. Americans attributed the violence to British interference in American affairs since the British supplied the Indians with financial support and ammunition. This led to a further deterioration of relations with Britain and was a catalyst of the War of 1812, which began six months later. The US declared war on Britain in June 1812, and Tecumseh's confederacy rebuilt Prophetstown and fought in alliance with the British. Tecumseh and his top war chief Roundhead were both killed in 1813 during the Battle of the Thames. Frontier violence continued well after the end of the War of 1812 and the Tecumseh’s death.