May 15, 1826

May 15, 1826

Dear Diary,

Today I’m going to really tell you about Isaac Brock and Tecumseh.

First I will tell you about Tecumseh.

Tecumseh was born in 1768, and he was a member of the Shawnee nation, and he and his brother Tenskwatawa built an alliance of First Nations. The brothers were very inspirational and they encouraged the First Nations to protect their land. Tecumseh then allied with Britain against the United States in the war of 1812 and Britain promised to support Tecumseh in his claim to the Western Territory. Then when Tecumseh met Isaac Brock, they became great friends and planned the invasion of Detroit together. On October 5, 1813 Major General Henry Proctor was in charge of British and Canadian forces. Proctor and Tecumseh’s forces were both fighting against the American troops. Unfortunately, Proctor’s supplies went short and he had to retreat the fight, leaving Tecumseh’s and the First Nations to fight alone. They ended up being outnumbered and Tecumseh was shot and killed. Proctor’s decision to retreat got him suspended for six months. And since no one was there to fight the battle the First Nations believed that the British would lose the war. To make a long story short, Tecumseh and his allies helped the British win several battles in the war of 1812. (Tecumseh’s death caused the alliance with the British to end. It also ended most of the First Nations’ resistance to American settlement in the West.)

I know I said I was going to tell you the story of Isaac Brock…but…I don’t really feel like it. Personally, I don’t find him that interesting.

So I guess that’s it for a little while Diary.

I will have to look through a lot of newspapers to find some good stories. Hopefully I will get better ones than the Isaac Brock ones.

Love,

Samantha Jones