Tecumseh
2 of the 7 encyclopedias on this shelf carry an entry for Tecumseh. Both are reproduced below, so you can see where they agree and where they differ.
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
an American Indian; born near Springfield, O., about 1768; first appeared in a fight with Kentucky troops on Mad river in 1788. In 1805, with his brother, Ellskwatawa, he projected the union of all the western Indians against the whites, His defeat in the battle of Tippecanoe ruined these plans, but he continued his efforts among the southern tribes, and ultimately succeeded in inciting the Creek Nation to insurrection. He then joined the English, and commanded the Indian allies in the campaigns of 1812-1813. He was in the action of Raisin river, and after being wounded at Maguaga was made a Brigadier-General in the royal army. He led 2,000 warriors in the siege of Fort Meigs, where he saved the American prisoners from massacre; and commanded the right wing under General Proctor in the battle of the Thames, Canada, where his Indians were driven back and he himself killed, Oct. 5, 1813. TE DEUM ("Te Deum laudamus," "We praise thee, O God"), a well-known Latin hymn of the Western Church-so called from its first words-sung at the end of matins on all feasts except Innocents' Day, and on all Sundays except during penitential seasons. The hymn is one of the most simple, and at the same time most solemn and majestic, in the whole range of Latin hymnology. Its authorship is uncertain. The chronicle of Bishop Datius of Milan (died about 552), which is both unauthentic and worthless, describes the "Te Deum" as the joint production of St. Ambrose and St. Augustine, into which they both burst forth by a common inspiration on_occasion of the baptism of Augustine. Hence the "Te Deum" is commonly called the "Ambrosian Hymn." The first actual reference to it is in the rule of Cæsarius of Arles, who was made a bishop in 502, and it is at any rate certain that it arose as early as the 5th century, and in its modern form was used by Hincmar of Rheims in the 9th century. It is ascribed by some authorities to Hilary of Arles, by others to some disciple of Cassian of Marseilles, but in no case is the evidence at all satisfactory. The hymn in its current form consists of 29 verses; the first 21 verses are uniform in the four oldest versions current, and it seems probable that verses 1-10 were a Greek hymn dating back to the 2d century, though Bishop John Wordsworth in Julian's "Dictionary" thinks verses 7-9 are a reminiscence Cyprian, not vice versa, and that the of Greek form of verses 1-10 is a translation from the Latin, not an original composition. In the Anglican morning prayer it follows the first Lesson, except when the Benedicite is preferred as its alternative. It is frequently used also in the services of both Presbyterian and Congregational Churches, and there are more than 20 metrical renderings of it in English hymnology.
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
te-kum'seh (1768-1813), a noted Shawnee chieftain. He was born near the present town of Springfield, Ohio, in 1768, and was shot in the battle of the Thames, Canada, October 5, 1813. He was a warrior of courage, intelligence, and resource. In 1811, alarmed by the influx of whites into the hunting grounds of his people, and instigated, it is believed, by British officers in the Detroit region, he cooperated with his brother, the Prophet, to form a widespread conspiracy. The settlers in alarm places themselves under the leadership of General William Henry Harrison, afterward president. He defeated the Indians at the battle of Tippecanoe, November 7, 1811. Tecumseh was absent. Naturally he took the part of the British in the War of 1812. he was given the rank of a brigadier-general. He Stirred up the Creeks to fall on Fort Mimms in Alabama and massacre about 400 men, women, and children. While general Andrew Jackson was cornering the Creeks in the Great Horseshoe Bend of the Tallapoosa, Tecumseh was taking part in the military events centering about the western end of Lake Erie. He served at Raisin River led 2,000 Indians at the siege of fort Meigs, and commanded the right wing of the British at the battle of the Thames. The Conflict took place in the woods. The Americans were the attacking party. Until he fell before the rifles of the American frontiersmen, Tecumseh's tremendous voice could be heard encouraging his warriors to fight on. At his death the Indian fled in dismay. Tecumseh possessed all the native dignity of an Indian. Meeting General Harrison on one occasion for a conference, an interpreter motioned him to a seat near the General, saying, "Your father requests you to take a seat by him." Tecumseh replied, "The Great Spirit is my father. I will rest on the bosom of my mother," and drawing his blanket about him with an air of offended dignity, he took his seat, Indian fashion, on the ground. See Shawnee; Black Hawk; Red Jacket, etc.