This battle was fought near Burnet's Creek, and the deceased for one side included Abraham Owen and the prosecutor of Aaron Burr, Joseph Daviess, both Kentuckians. The leader of one side told his troops that they could not be harmed by the bullets of the other, and led an attack on the camp of the opposing general before daybreak. In the aftermath of this battle, the victors burned down Prophetstown, and The Prophet, who had led his forces, was humiliated, having failed to defend it while his brother was on a diplomatic mission. For 10 points, name this 1811 battle in which an absent Tecumseh's confederation was effec
This battle was fought near Burnet's Creek, and the deceased for one side included Abraham Owen and the prosecutor of Aaron Burr, Joseph Daviess, both Kentuckians. The leader of one side told his troops that they could not be harmed by the bullets of the other, and led an attack on the camp of the opposing general before daybreak. In the aftermath of this battle, the victors burned down Prophetstown, and The Prophet, who had led his forces, was humiliated, having failed to defend it while his brother was on a diplomatic mission. For 10 points, name this 1811 battle in which an absent Tecumseh's confederation was effectively defeated by troops under the governor of the Indiana Territory, William Henry Harrison, who later used it in a campaign slogan.
This battle was fought near Burnet's Creek, and the deceased for one side included Abraham Owen and the prosecutor of Aaron Burr, Joseph Daviess, both Kentuckians.
Battle of {Tippecanoe}