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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. British traders and Spanish ...
The Creek War of 1836, also known as the Second Creek War or Creek Alabama Uprising, [citation needed] was a conflict in Alabama at the time of Indian removal between the Muscogee Creek people and non-native land speculators and squatters.
The Fort Mims massacre took place on August 30, 1813, at a fortified homestead site 35-40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, during the Creek War.A large force of Creek Indians belonging to the Red Sticks faction, under the command of Peter McQueen and William Weatherford, stormed the fort and defeated the militia garrison.
The rear guard panicked and retreated. For reasons unknown, the Red Sticks were unable to take advantage of the situation, and a handful of defenders drove them off. Jackson's losses for the two engagements were 24 killed and 71 wounded. The Creek's casualties were 54 killed and an unknown number of wounded. Map of events during the Creek War.
The Battle of Talladega was fought between the Tennessee Militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during the Creek War, in the vicinity of the present-day county and city of Talladega, Alabama, in the United States.
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.
Joseph Morgan Wilcox (15 March 1790 - 15 January 1814) was an American military officer who was killed during the Creek War. A native of Killingworth, Connecticut, Wilcox graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1812 (1st of his class) and was directly commissioned as a first lieutenant in the 3rd Regiment. [1]
The Battle of Holy Ground, or Battle of Econochaca (Meaning holy ground in Creek), was fought on December 23, 1813, between the United States militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during the Creek War.