While Old Tippecanoe's presidency was-
unlike his inaugural address- very, very short, his life's story was far from it.
Instead, the tribes launched a surprise attack on Harrison's army
early on November 7, in what became known as the Battle of Tippecanoe.
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.
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.
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.
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.