Identifier: storyofgreatestn09elli (find matches)
Title: The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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sehs own tribe and defeated it. Thus temporarily checked,the chief awaited the outbreak of the War of 1812 and theninduced all his race to join the English. The combinedstrength of savage Indians and sturdy Britons made them mas-ters of almost all the West, until Perrys victory on LakeErie gave the Americans their opportunity to invade Canada.General Harrison led them, and a most bitter battle was foughton the banks of the Thames River in Canada. The British troops on this occasion were ill led and accom-plished little; but Tecumseh succeeded in rousing his Indiansto a frenzy of fury in which they fought in utter recklessness.Thus the battle long seemed doubtful; but at length Tecumsehhimself was shot down. His death demoralized his followersand they took to flight. Their strength had depended solelyon their one great hero; when he fell, America was lord of allthe West. General Harrison by this victory also conqueredwestern Canada, though England received it back at the endof the war.
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