War of 1812
The war of 1812 was a very important part of history. If it had not happened, Canada would not be what it is today.
Following the destruction of Tippecanoe, Tecumseh and the other Shawnee warriors allied with the British. They hoped that doing so would help them gain back the land they had lost. Hundreds of Native men fought in the war alongside the British. Some were given guns, and others used traditional native weapons (bow and arrows, spears, etc.).
On June eighteenth, 1812, Tecumseh lead approximately two-thousand warriors into battle. He was the first native to serve at the rank of General in the British army. His support for Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was vital in the success of the war. He and his men fought a long, hard battle. Many natives and soldiers died in the war.
The outcome of the war resolved countless issues between the British and the Americans, but it involved no boundary changes (one of the reasons the war had started was because the Americans felt like the British were preventing them from expanding to the west). The natives had been a tremendous help to the British, but were never rewarded with their land.
Without Tecumseh and his men, the British would have lost. Tecumseh was very brave to fight in the war. He sacrificed his vision of peace to help Sir Isaac Brock defeat the Americans, but was given nothing in return. Tecumseh was a very important figure in the war of 1812, as he led many soldiers into battle, putting himself in great danger to help his people.
Following the destruction of Tippecanoe, Tecumseh and the other Shawnee warriors allied with the British. They hoped that doing so would help them gain back the land they had lost. Hundreds of Native men fought in the war alongside the British. Some were given guns, and others used traditional native weapons (bow and arrows, spears, etc.).
On June eighteenth, 1812, Tecumseh lead approximately two-thousand warriors into battle. He was the first native to serve at the rank of General in the British army. His support for Major-General Sir Isaac Brock was vital in the success of the war. He and his men fought a long, hard battle. Many natives and soldiers died in the war.
The outcome of the war resolved countless issues between the British and the Americans, but it involved no boundary changes (one of the reasons the war had started was because the Americans felt like the British were preventing them from expanding to the west). The natives had been a tremendous help to the British, but were never rewarded with their land.
Without Tecumseh and his men, the British would have lost. Tecumseh was very brave to fight in the war. He sacrificed his vision of peace to help Sir Isaac Brock defeat the Americans, but was given nothing in return. Tecumseh was a very important figure in the war of 1812, as he led many soldiers into battle, putting himself in great danger to help his people.