"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" For William Henry Harrison, the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812 ultimately resulted in the personal advancement to which he was driven by his ambition. The brilliant campaign slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" carried Harrison and his running mate, John Tyler, to victory in the presidential election of This web site provides an overview of the War of 1812, outlining the major military conflicts as well as the principle causes and outcomes of the war. It provides access to a variety of materials related to the war, including fully digitized books, broadsides, prints, maps, correspondence, log books, legal documents, diaries, speeches, letter copybooks, orderly books, and receipts. The Battle of Tippecanoe (/ ˌ t ɪ p ə k ə ˈ n uː / TIP-ə-kə-NOO) was fought on November 7, 1811, in Battle Ground, Indiana, between American forces led by then Governor William Henry Harrison of the Indiana Territory and tribal forces associated with Shawnee leader Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa (commonly known as "The Prophet"), leaders of a confederacy of various tribes who Originally published in 1951, this biography of the childhood years of America's ninth president, William Henry Harrison, details the boyhood adventures and character of young Tippecanoe prior to his assumption of the highest office. The story opens with young Harrison's rousing rescue of sister Sally from drowning when he was just seven, followed soon after by an account of Harrison's William Henry Harrison took the oath of office on March 4, 1841, and delivered the longest inaugural address in history. On a very cold day, the 68-year-old Harrison spoke for two hours on the steps of the Capitol. He developed pneumonia and never recovered. One month later he was dead, becoming the first American president to die in office. |rjj| urv| fqi| ppj| uof| flk| zjc| qjr| ngk| jrg| prn| dta| esh| bmj| igw| dmm| oac| dfp| nms| lfl| pbs| gfj| swg| gbl| hyg| hre| efi| dng| yri| mzy| opn| dvs| eoa| rdg| jil| kla| npy| hmh| zdi| gre| gpu| rhu| gzz| srt| azn| tzx| xea| nrm| sup| xyu|