Tecumseh, American tribal leader (born 1768)

Tecumseh

Shawnee Native American military leader (1768-1813)

Tecumseh ( tih-KUM-sə, -⁠see; was a Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands. A persuasive orator, Tecumseh traveled widely, forming a Native American confederacy and promoting intertribal unity. Even…