Aerial view of Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River in Alabama.
"Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Final Battle of the Creek Indian War, March 27, 1814. 12 mi. north of Dadeville, Alabama, Hwy. 49."<br><br>"This citadel turned deathtrap was the site of the final battle of the Creek War. Some 1000 warriors, besieged and battered by...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/34737 |
| Summary: | "Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, Final Battle of the Creek Indian War, March 27, 1814. 12 mi. north of Dadeville, Alabama, Hwy. 49."<br><br>"This citadel turned deathtrap was the site of the final battle of the Creek War. Some 1000 warriors, besieged and battered by 3300 Tennesseans and friendly Indians, desperately resisted to the end. General Andrew Jackson's absolute victory cost the Creeks 23 million acres and expanded Alabama to frontier settlement." |
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