What mistakes did the Prophet make when attacking Gen. William Henry Harrisons troops?
Leaving his brother (The Prophet Corn Planter) in charge, in the 1811 Tecumseh set off on a journey that took him west of the Mississippi, south to the Gulf of Mexico, and across the southeast, seeking to warn the Indian peoples of the need to unify against the whites. In his absence the astute and ambitions governor of the Indiana territory, William Henry Harrison, divined Tecumseh’s great plan and thwarts it by provoking the Prophet into the Battle of Tippecanoe, with results so disastrous to the Indian cause that the amalgamation largely disintegrates. Although existing accounts are unclear about exactly how the skirmish began, Harrison’s sentinels encountered advancing warriors in the pre-dawn hours of November 7. As the soldiers awoke to scattered gunshots, they discovered themselves almost encircled by the Prophet’s forces. Fierce fighting broke out as the Indians broke through Harrison’s lines and entered the camp. As the sentinels fled back to camp, the volunteers quickly regro
