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In 1814, the Creek nation was attacked by a coalition of American forces and Native American allies. This attack, known as the Creek War or Red Stick War, was a result of the Creek nation's internal divisions and resistance to American expansion.
In March 1814, Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in Alabama. This was the last of serious armed resistance made by Indians
1813-1814
The creek war started in 1813 and ended in 1814.
Primarily taking place along the Gulf Coast and in Alabama, the "Red Stick War" or "Creek Civil War" (1813-1814) pitted the "Red Stick Creeks" against the United States, the "Lower Creeks," the "Cherokee," and the "Choctaw" tribes.
On March 27, 1814, Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee allies won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend at Tohopeka, Alabama, near the Tallapoosa River.
On March 27, 1814, Andrew Jackson and the Cherokee allies won the Battle of Horseshoe Bend at Tohopeka, Alabama, near the Tallapoosa River.
In the midst of the War of 1812, the US faced another danger in what was then the Southwestern part of the US. The Native Upper Creek tribe were in an uprising against US settlers in Alabama, near Mobile, Alabama. The tribe attacked Fort Mins and killed 250 settlers. It was called a massacre in that the Natives killed, tortured, and scalped men, women and children. This was contrary to the Native leader Red Eagle who wanted no atrocities, but he was not successful. Future US president, Andrew Jackson, rallied American militias and ended the Creek uprising by 1814.
Antoine Frédéric Spring was born in 1814.
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Primarily taking place along the Gulf Coast and in Alabama, the "Red Stick War" or "Creek Civil War" (1813-1814) pitted the "Red Stick Creeks" against the United States, the "Lower Creeks," the "Cherokee," and the "Choctaw" tribes.