Tippecanoe
[ tip-ee-kuh-noo ]
noun
a river in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash: battle 1811. 200 miles (320 km) long.
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How to use Tippecanoe in a sentence
Not an Indian was seen until November the sixth, when the troops were within eleven miles of Tippecanoe.
Four American Indians | Edson L. WhitneyLate in October this army, commanded by Harrison in person, set forth for the destruction of the Tippecanoe rendezvous.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggIt was the glamour of Tippecanoe that three decades afterwards carried him into the President's chair.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggTo the British agent at Amherstburg he declared that had he been on the spot there would have been no fighting at Tippecanoe.
The Old Northwest | Frederic Austin OggDuring the campaign of 1844, the Whigs held a gathering on the Tippecanoe battle ground.
Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail | Ezra Meeker
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