Image: Death of Tecumseh

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Description: Location : Frieze of the Rotunda of the United States Capitol "Death of Tecumseh" - Tecumseh, a brilliant Indian chief, warrior, and orator, is shown being fatally shot by Colonel Johnson at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. Tecumseh and his followers joined forces with the British to resist the encroachment of settlers on Indian territory. With Tecumseh's death, however, the momentum and power of the Indian confederacy was broken.
Title: Death of Tecumseh
Credit: Architect of the Capitol information webpage [1]
Author: Architect of the Capitol
Permission: Public domain, work of the United States federal government
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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