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Definition of Tecumseh
1. Noun. A famous chief of the Shawnee who tried to unite Indian tribes against the increasing white settlement (1768-1813).
Definition of Tecumseh
1. Proper noun. ( male given name). ¹
2. Proper noun. Any of a number of places in the U.S.A. and Canada. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tecumseh
Literary usage of Tecumseh
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1903)
"The monitor tecumseh, captained by Commander Craven, led the way; and as she came
... Straight at the gap in the chain of torpedoes went the tecumseh; then, ..."
2. History of the United States of America Under the Constitution by James Schouler (1882)
"The more remarkable of these was tecumseh, a man endowed with the best gifts of
Indian chieftainship; eloquent in council, brave in war, ..."
3. History of the Late War Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1844)
"Thus fell tecumseh, one of the most celebrated warriors that ever raised the
tomahawk against us; and with him faded the last hope of our Indian enemies. ..."
4. Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles by Nelson Appleton Miles, Marion Perry Maus (1896)
"said tecumseh with great dignity,'' The sun is my father and the earth is 7ny
... tecumseh in a towering passion sprang to his feet, and spoke with great ..."
5. History of the Late War, Between the United States and Great Britain by Henry Marie Brackenridge (1839)
"Thus fell tecumseh, one of the most celebrated warriors that ever raised the
tomahawk against us; and with him faded the last hope of our Indian enemies. ..."
6. Biography and History of the Indians of North America: From Its First Discovery by Samuel Gardner Drake (1851)
"tecumseh, by birth a Shawanee, and brigadier-general in the army of Great ...
The first exploit in which we find tecumseh engaged was upon a branch of ..."
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