COMMANDER // 1775–1836
Tenskwatawa
United States1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1775 – 1836
Active service 1811 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 36.
Profile
Tenskwatawa was a Native American religious and political leader of the Shawnee tribe, known as the Prophet or the Shawnee Prophet. He was a younger brother of Tecumseh, a leader of the Shawnee. In his early years Tenskwatawa was given the name Lalawethika, but he changed it around 1805 and transformed himself from a hapless, alcoholic youth into a spiritual leader.
Battles (1)
1811
Battle of TippecanoeTecumseh's War · Tecumseh's Confederacy