Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Tecumseh

Battles of Tecumseh

Shawnee Native American military leader (1768-1813)

Tecumseh is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas between 1812 and 1813: 2 battles and 2 sieges across 2 present-day countries, most in United States (3), Canada (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 310 km apart end to end, 103 km between engagements on average. Most belong to War of 1812 (4).

Battle of BrownstownSiege of DetroitSiege of Fort MeigsBattle of the ThamesBattle of BrownstownSiege of DetroitSiege of Fort MeigsBattle of the ThamesClevelandHamiltonYoungstownLansingCantonSaginawAkronGrand RapidsFort WayneFlint200 km42.058N, 82.792W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 2 engagements2 in 18121813: 2 engagements2 in 181318121813
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Brownstown, 1812Siege of Detroit, 1812Siege of Fort Meigs, 1813Battle of the Thames, 181318121813
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
5 August 1812Battle of BrownstownBrownstown Charter Township, Michigan, United StatesTecumseh Confederate victory
15 August 1812Siege of DetroitDetroit, Michigan, United States29 km NEBritish–First Nations victory
28 April 1813Siege of Fort MeigsFort Meigs, Ohio, United States100 km SWAmerican victory
5 October 1813Battle of the ThamesChatham-Kent, Canada181 km NEAmerican victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, attributed to Owen Staples (1866–1949), based on the engraving published by Benson John Lossing[1], Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.