tippecanoe in A Sentence

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    While Old Tippecanoe's presidency was- unlike his inaugural address- very, very short, his life's story was far from it.

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    Instead, the tribes launched a surprise attack on Harrison's army early on November 7, in what became known as the Battle of Tippecanoe.

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    When reporting to Secretary Eustis, Harrison informed him the battle occurred near the Tippecanoe River(which led to its naming), and he feared an imminent reprisal attack.

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    On the banks of a small river in today's Indiana called Tippecanoe, Harrison was able to fight off Tecumseh and his warriors mostly to due to overwhelming numbers and superior arms.

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    Taylor was temporarily called to Washington to testify for Wilkinson as a witness in a court-martial, and so he did not take part in the November 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe against the forces of Tecumseh, a Shawnee chief.

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    The campaign slogan,"Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too", became one of the most famous in American politics.[93] Harrison won a landslide victory in the Electoral College, 234 electoral votes to Van Buren's 60, although the popular vote was much closer.

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