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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 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.
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.
A map of Creek War Battle Sites, PCL Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin. "Battle of Horseshoe Bend" Archived 2014-12-15 at the Wayback Machine, Encyclopedia of Alabama; Mrs. Dunham Rowland, "The Mississippi Territory in the War of 1812", Publications of the Mississippi Historical Society, Volume 4, 1921, pp. 7–156
Map of Alabama during the War of 1812. Fort Mims is located in the lower left. [6]: 751 At the time of the War of 1812, tensions within the Creek Nation split into factions. Creek nativists known as the Red Sticks wanted to keep traditional ways and argued against more accommodation of white settlers.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... This category contains historical battles fought as part of the Creek War (1813–1814).
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 Burnt Corn, also known as the Battle of Burnt Corn Creek, was an encounter between United States armed forces and Red Stick Creeks that took place July 27, 1813 in present-day southern Alabama. This battle was the first engagement between the U.S. and Red Sticks in the Creek War.