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William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana Territory, attacked Tecumseh's Western Confederacy at the Shawnee village of Prophetstown, Indiana. Angered, Tecumseh entered an alliance with Britain as a means to counter American expansion into their lands.
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The Royal Navy defeated the combined Franco-Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, thwarting Napoleon’s invasion of Great Britain.
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James Madison was inaugurated as President of the United States. The War of 1812 would become known as "Mr. Madison's War."
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After the Battle of Tippecanoe a force of US regulars and militia led by Governor William Henry Harrison burned the First Nations community of Prophetstown.
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