Tippecanoe is a nickname that ninth U.S. President William Henry Harrison got after he, as Governor of the Indiana Territory, and 1000 troops defeated an army of Shawnee Native Americans near the juncture of the Tippecanoe and Wabash Rivers in 1811.
Tippecanoe was the nickname of William Henry Harrison. He received the nickname after a battle against native Americans near the Tippecanoe River when he was Governor of the Indiana Territory. His running mate in the 1840 presidential election was John Tyler.
William Henry Harrison, and Tyler, too!
Tippecanoe
"Old Tippecanoe," or sometimes, just "Old Tip."
came from the election in 1840, when William Henry Harrison (also known as "Old Tippecanoe") ran for president with John Tyler running as vice president. they used the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too".
Tippecanoe was the site of a major battle with the Indians that was won by Harrison. Tyler was his running mate, John Tyler.
He became known as "Old Tippecanoe" after the winning the Battle of Tippecanoe against the Shawnee Indians where the Tippecanoe River joins the Wabash in Indiana on November 7, 1811.
Harrison was known as Old Tippecanoe or Tippecanoe or, maybe for short, Old Tip, in honor of his victory at the Battle of Tippecanoe. Also called The Soldier of Tippecanoe.
Tippecanoe Place was created in 1868.
Tippecanoe
It was Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
Battle of Tippecanoe happened on 1811-11-07.
Tippecanoe County Courthouse was created in 1884.
William Henry Harrison who commanded the US forces at Tippecanoe, later ran for President with the slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler too ", so the hero of Tippecanoe was called Tippecanoe and was William Henry Harrison.The Tippecanoe River was the location of a decisive battle between the US forces and the allied American Indian forces. The US won and established its dominance over the Indian nations.
"Tippecanoe" was William Henry Harrison. He won some fame at the Battle of Tippecanoe.
The Shawnee chief at the battle of Tippecanoe was Tecumseh.
Tippecanoe River State Park was created in 1943.