The Battle of Burnt Corn was an encounter between United States forces and Creek Indians that took place July 27, 1813. It was part of the Creek War, often considered to be part of the larger War of 1812. The Creeks are an American Indian people originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ... The War of 1812 was a conflict fought on land in North America and at sea around the world between the United States and United Kingdom from 1812 to 1815. ...

In July 1813 Peter McQueen and a large party of Warriors proceeded to Pensacola, with a letter from a British Officer at Fort Malden and four hundred dollars, to buy munitions. The Spanish Governor gave them, in McQueen's words, "a small bag of powder for each ten towns, and five bullets to each man" The Governor represented this as a friendly present for hunting purposes. Having to be content with that small gift, McQueen and his party returned to Creek territory. Peter McQueen ca. ...

American settlers at Fort Mims, having heard of McQueen's mission, responded by sending a disorganized force, led by Major Daniel Beasley and Captain Dixon Bailey, to intercept McQueen's party. The Americans surprised the Red Sticks at Burnt Corn, which was about eighty miles north of Pensacola. The ensuing fighting had no descisive victor, but the Americans managed to capture most of the pack mules. McQueen returned to his people with the small amount of powder remaining. Fort Mims Massacre External Links A Drawing of Fort Mims Description of Massacre at Rootsweb Categories: Battles of the Creek War | 1813 ... Red Sticks is the English term for a faction of Creek Indians (known as mvskoke in the language). ...

The Red Sticks considered this ambush to be a declaration of war by the American settlers. To take revenge they attacked Fort Mims. Fort Mims Massacre External Links A Drawing of Fort Mims Description of Massacre at Rootsweb Categories: Battles of the Creek War | 1813 ...

To see the Red Sticks' plan for use of the Spanish munitions see the Deposition of Samuel Moniac taken in 1813. 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

References

• Henry Adams "History of the United States of America During the Administrations of James Madison" (Library Classics of the United State, Inc. 1986), pp. 779-780 ISBN 0940450356

Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 - March 27, 1918) was a U.S. historian, journalist and novelist. ...

External link

• A map of Creek War Battle Sites from the PCL Map Collection at the Universtity of Texas at Austin.