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The Battle of Autossee took place on November 29, 1813, during the Creek War, at the Creek towns of Autossee [a] and Tallasee [b] near present-day Shorter, Alabama.General John Floyd, with 900 to 950 militiamen and 450 allied Creek, attacked and burned down both villages, killing 200 Red Sticks in the process.
Download QR code; Print/export ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Creek War (1813–1814).
The Creek War (also the Red Stick War or the Creek Civil War) was a regional conflict between opposing Native American factions, European powers, and the United States during the early 19th century. The Creek War began as a conflict within the tribes of the Muscogee , but the United States quickly became involved.
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is a 2,040-acre, U.S. national military park managed by the National Park Service that is the site of the penultimate battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. The military park is located in Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
The Battle of Tallushatchee was fought during the War of 1812 and Creek War on November 3, 1813, in Alabama between Native American Red Stick Creeks and United States dragoons. A cavalry force commanded by Brigadier General John Coffee was able to defeat the Creek warriors.
This map of part of Alabama, from an 1868 history of the War of 1812, shows locations marked "Canoe Fight" and "Camp of the Canoe Expedition". [3]During the Creek War, the United States allied themselves with Creek, Choctaw, and Cherokee warriors who were supportive of the United States in fighting Creeks who were hostile to the United States.
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The Creek War 1813-1814 (PDF). Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 9780160925429. CMH Pub 74-4; Braund, Kathryn E. Holland (2012). Tohopeka: Rethinking the Creek War & the War of 1812. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 978-0-8173-5711-5. Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama ...