Tippecanoe, river, c.170 mi (270 km) long, rising in the lake district of NE Ind. and flowing SW to the Wabash River, near Lafayette. U.S. Gen. William Henry Harrison fought the Shawnees in the battle of Tippecanoe, Nov. 7, 1811, on the site of Battle Ground, Ind. The Native Americans, encouraged by their chief, Tecumseh, and by the British, became threatened by the continued U.S. advance into their territory. At the time of Harrison's expedition, Tecumseh was away and his brother, the Shawnee Prophet, led the group. They attacked U.S. forces at dawn but were repelled; their village was subsequently razed by Harrison's forces. Claimed as a U.S. victory, the battle was at best indecisive; the power of the Shawnees was broken, however, despite the subsequent American retreat.

Tippecanoe is several things in the United States:

• The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
• A nickname for U.S. President William Henry Harrison (see also List of U.S. Presidential nicknames)
• Tippecanoe and Tyler too, a slogan and song based partly on this nickname
• Tippecanoe (passenger train), a passenger train operated by the Monon Railroad between Chicago and Indianapolis

Places:

• Tippecanoe County, Indiana
• Tippecanoe, Indiana, an unincorporated town
• Tippecanoe River in Indiana
• Tippecanoe Township, five in Indiana and one in Iowa
• The original (but disputed) name for Tipp City, Ohio, and the name of its local high school