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The Battle of Tallushatchee was a battle fought during the Creek War on November 3, 1814 in Alabama. The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ...
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought in North America between the United States and Great Britain. ...
November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Alabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000. ...
The Creeks are a Native American people originally from the southeastern United States, also known by their original name Muscogee (or Muskogee), the name they use to identify themselves today. ...
The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...
The Battle of Talladega was a battle fought between Tennessee militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during the Creek War. ...
The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ...
November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...
1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
Alabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000. ...
After the massacre at Fort Mims, General Andrew Jackson assembled an army of 2,500 Tennessee militia. Jackson began marching into Alabama to combat the Red Stick Creeks. Jackson's troops began to construct Fort Strother along the Coosa River. 15 miles away from the fort lay the Creek village of Tallushatchee where a sizeable force of Red Stick warriors were. Jackson ordered his friend and most trusted subordinate, General John Coffee to attack the village. Order: 7th President Vice President: John C. Calhoun (1829-1832) Martin Van Buren (1833-1837) Term of office: March 4, 1829 – March 3, 1837 Preceded by: John Quincy Adams Succeeded by: Martin Van Buren Date of birth: March 15, 1767 Place of birth: Waxhaws area of North Carolina Date of...
State nickname: Volunteer State Other U.S. States Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Governor Phil Bredesen Official languages English Area 109,247 km² (36th) - Land 106,846 km² - Water 2,400 km² (2. ...
Alabama is a state located in the southern United States; the population of Alabama is 4,447,100 as of 2000. ...
Coffee took about 1,000 dragoons and arrived at the village on November 3, where he divided his brigade into two colums which encircled the town. Two companies ventured into the centure of the circle to draw out the warriors. The trap work and the warriors attacked and were forced to retreat back into the buildings of the village. Coffee closed the circle in on the trapped warriors. The legendary frontiersman Davy Crockett, serving in the Tennessee militia, commented "we shot them like dogs". Coffee's forces killed about 180 warriors loosing only five dead and 41 wounded. November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ...
Davy Crockett David Crockett ( August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was an American folk-hero usually referred to now as Davy Crockett. ...
The Battle of Tallushatchee was the first real battle between U.S. forces and Red Sticks during the Creek War. A week later General Jackson inflicted another serious defeat on the Red Sticks at the Battle of Talladega. The Creek War of 1813-1814 began as a civil war within the Creek Nation. ...
The Battle of Talladega was a battle fought between Tennessee militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during the Creek War. ...
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