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Why was the battle of Thames important for the United States in the war of 1812

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The Battle of the Thames was an important land battle of the War of 1812 in the American Northwest. Tecumseh had sought to form a confederacy of American Indian tribes to stop Americans from seizing American Indian land. Enabling the United States to combine its control over the Northwest.

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Since the early 1800s, Tecumseh had sought to form a confederacy of American Indian tribes to stop Anglo-Americans from seizing American Indian land.
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