Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.

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Battle of Horseshoe Bend canonical 16

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Tohopeka ⓘ
belligerent Cherokee allies of the United States ⓘ
linked to: Cherokee people

Lower Creek allies of the United States ⓘ
Red Stick faction of the Creek ⓘ
United States ⓘ
campaign Jackson's Creek campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses heavy losses for Red Stick Creek faction ⓘ
relatively lighter losses for United States and allies ⓘ
combatantSide Red Stick Creek warriors ⓘ
United States forces and Native American allies ⓘ
commandedBy Major General Andrew Jackson ⓘ
commander Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Menawa ⓘ
conflict Creek War ⓘ
consequence Treaty of Fort Jackson ⓘ
ceded lands in present-day Alabama ⓘ
ceded lands in present-day Georgia ⓘ
large Creek land cessions in the Southeast ⓘ
opened large areas of the Southeast to American settlement ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1814-03-27 ⓘ
followedBy Treaty negotiations at Fort Jackson ⓘ
hasParticipant Andrew Jackson ⓘ
Cherokee warriors ⓘ
Menawa ⓘ
Red Stick Creek warriors ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
involvedForce Cherokee warriors ⓘ
Lower Creek warriors ⓘ
linked to: Lower Creek people

Red Stick Creek warriors ⓘ
Tennessee militia ⓘ
regular U.S. Army troops ⓘ
locatedIn Alabama ⓘ
Horseshoe Bend, Alabama ⓘ
Tallapoosa River ⓘ
partOf Creek War ⓘ
War of 1812 theater in the Southeast ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Emuckfaw ⓘ
Battle of Enotachopco Creek ⓘ
relatedTo Andrew Jackson's rise to national prominence ⓘ
U.S. expansion into the Southeast ⓘ
result decisive United States victory ⓘ
significance decisive defeat of the Red Stick Creek faction ⓘ
effectively ended major Creek resistance in the region ⓘ
theater Southeastern United States ⓘ
year 1814 ⓘ

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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park → battlefieldOf → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park → commemorates → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Tennessee militia → participatedIn → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Creek War (1813–1814) → notableEvent → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Creek War (1813–1814) → decisiveBattle → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Red Stick War → hasKeyBattle → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Treaty of Fort Jackson → relatedConflict → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
John Coffee → participantIn → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Red Stick faction of the Creek → notableBattle → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Red Stick uprising → hasPart → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Fort Jackson Treaty → followsEvent → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Battle of Emuckfaw → relatedTo → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Battle of Enotachopco Creek → followedBy → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Upper Creek faction → associatedEvent → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Red Stick Creeks → notableBattle → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ
Creek–American relations → includesEvent → Battle of Horseshoe Bend ⓘ