USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Summer 1812: British General Isaac Brock and Shawnee Leader Tecumseh form an alliance. In August 1812, Major General Isaac Brock traveled to Amherstburg to organize the British attack on Fort Detroit. He met with native warriors, including Tecumseh, to negotiate an alliance to fight against the Americans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tecumseh allied himself with the British during the War of 1812. When the War of 1812 broke out in June of that year, Tecumseh and his supporters immediately joined with the British. During one of the first engagements of the conflict, U.S. General William Hull and about 2, 000 men invaded Canada from Detroit.

Detailed explanation-3: -When war began, Tecumseh persuaded activist warriors from tribes like the Fox, Chickamauga, Iroquois, Kickapoo, Mascouten, Mohawk, Ojibway, Piankeshaw, Potawatomi, Sauk and Shawnee to form an alliance to aid the British.

Detailed explanation-4: -Raised by his eldest brother, Tecumseh became a warrior and allied with the British in the American War for Independence.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mohawk chief Thayendanegea (also known as Joseph Brant) was critical to their decision making. He was able to convince four of the six Iroquois nations, including the Mohawk, to ally with the British.