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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.
Fort Sinquefield is the historic site of a wooden stockade fortification in Clarke County, Alabama, United States, near the modern town of Grove Hill.It was built by early Clarke County pioneers as protection during the Creek War and was attacked in 1813 by Creek warriors.
The Creek Indians of Georgia and the eastern part of the Mississippi Territory had become divided into two factions: the Upper Creek (or Red Sticks), a majority who opposed American expansion and sided with the British and the colonial authorities of Spanish Florida during the War of 1812; and the Lower Creek, who were more assimilated into the Anglo culture, had a stronger relationship with ...
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.
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 book introduced the idea of the Creek War as a civil war within an Indian nation (rather than a war between the Creek and the United States). Ebenezer H. Cummins, A Summary Geography of Alabama, One of the United States (Philadelphia, 1819). This short book includes an example of the praise heaped on McIntosh during his lifetime by white ...
There were so many Creek refugees there ("virtually the entire surviving population of Redsticks" [10]: 276 ) that famine was a real concern; the British were unprepared for that number of refugees. [ 16 ] : 42 No food was available for purchase, and crops couldn't be raised without months of delay.
This move resulted in the battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek. After these battles Jackson retired to Fort Strother. After these battles Jackson retired to Fort Strother. When Jackson received additional reinforcements (some of the regular U.S. troops), he once again went on the offensive and met the Red Sticks at the Battle of Horseshoe ...