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Answer for the clue "Shawnee chief at the Battle of Tippecanoe ", 8 letters:
tecumseh

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tecumseh (March 1768 – October 5, 1813) was a Native American leader of the Shawnee and a large tribal confederacy (known as Tecumseh's Confederacy ) which opposed the United States during Tecumseh's War and became an ally of Britain in the War of 1812 ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Native American leader (1768-1813), his name is Shawnee (Algonquian), perhaps literally "flies across;" compare Menominee /takhamehse:w/ "flies straight across."

Gazetteer Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 1716 Housing Units (2000): 854 Land area (2000): 1.479958 sq. miles (3.833074 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.479958 sq. miles (3.833074 sq. km) FIPS code: 48480 Located within: Nebraska ...

Usage examples of tecumseh.

It had been offered the day before by General William Tecumseh Sherman to Barboncita, Manuelito, Ganado Mucho, and other clan leaders.