Battle of Tippecanoe
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The Battle of Tippecanoe 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 assoc
19th-century depiction by Kurz and Allison, American troops under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison fighting the Indian forces of The Prophet, Tenskwatawa (the brother of Tecumseh) in a forest.
Tecumseh by Benson Lossing in 1848, based on an 1808 drawing
Tenskwatawa by Charles Bird King, ca. 1820
William Henry Harrison as painted by Rembrandt Peale in 1814
Tippecanoe and Tyler Too
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"Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", originally published as "Tip and Ty", is a campaign song of the Whig Party's Log Cabin Campaign in the 1840 United States presidential election. Its lyrics sang the praises
Battle of Tippecanoe
…for Tecumseh's confederacy and, though comeback attempts were made, it never fully recovered. So popular was Harrison's nickname that the Whigs turned "Tippecanoe and Tyler too" into the slogan and a popular song for Harrison and his running mate John Tyler's 1840 presidential campaign. William Henry Harrison was appointed…
A score of the song as published by G. E. Blake of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A campaign banner with the "Tip and Ty" slogan, derived from the song.