Creek War (1813–1814)

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The Creek War (1813–1814) was a conflict in the southeastern United States in which factions of the Muscogee (Creek) people, U.S. forces, and allied Native American groups fought a brutal campaign that culminated in major land cessions to the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American war
conflict
war
combatantsIncluded militia from Georgia
militia from Tennessee
militia from the Mississippi Territory
conflictType civil war within the Creek Nation
frontier war
consequence Treaty of Fort Jackson
large land cessions by the Creek Nation to the United States
dateOfBattleOfHorseshoeBend 1814-03-27
decisiveBattle Battle of Horseshoe Bend
endTime 1814
hasCause U.S. expansion into Creek lands
influence of the War of 1812
internal division within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
location Alabama
Georgia
southeastern United States
mainBelligerent Cherokee allies of the United States
Choctaw allies of the United States
Muscogee (Creek) allies of the United States
Red Stick faction of the Muscogee (Creek)
United States
notableCommander Andrew Jackson
John Coffee
Menawa
Pushmataha
William Weatherford
notableEvent Battle of Emuckfaw
Battle of Enotachopco Creek
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of Talladega
Battle of Tallushatchee
Fort Mims massacre
opponentOf Red Stick Muscogee (Creek)
United States and allied Native American groups
partOf War of 1812
relatedTo Indian removal in the southeastern United States
history of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
result United States victory
defeat of the Red Stick faction
significantFor expansion of U.S. territory in the Southeast
rise of Andrew Jackson as a national military figure
weakening of Creek political and military power
startTime 1813
territorialChange U.S. acquisition of much of present-day Alabama
U.S. acquisition of part of present-day Georgia
cession of over 20 million acres of Creek land to the United States

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Creek (Muscogee) Nation historicalEvent Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Hawkins usedDuring Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Presidency of James Madison significantEvent Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Presidency of James Madison conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park timePeriodCovered Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Creek (Muscogee) tookPartIn Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park commemorates Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Tennessee militia participatedIn Creek War
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Major Ridge participatedIn Creek War
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Second Creek War relatedTo Creek War of 1813–1814
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Red Stick War partOf Creek War
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Red Stick War hasParticipant United States–allied Creek factions
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Red Stick War relatedTo Creek War
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Treaty of Fort Jackson resultOf Creek War
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Treaty of Fort Jackson resultOf War of 1812-era conflicts in the Southeast
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
William McIntosh militaryConflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
John Coffee conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Mikasuki people historicalEvent Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Davy Crockett conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Mitchell Historic Site significantEvent Creek War
subject linked to: Fort Mitchell, Alabama
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Jackson (Alabama) conflict Creek War
subject linked to: Fort Jackson
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Jackson (Alabama) usedDuring Creek War (1813–1814)
subject linked to: Fort Jackson
Upper Creeks involvedIn Creek War
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William Weatherford participatedIn Creek War
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William Weatherford conflict Creek War
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend partOf Creek War
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend conflict Creek War
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Red Stick faction of the Creek conflict Creek War
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Samuel Dale conflict Creek War
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Fort Decatur, Alabama Territory usedDuringConflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Southeastern Indigenous nations playedRoleIn War of 1812 in the southeastern United States
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Pushmataha conflict Creek War
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Fort Mims massacre conflict Creek War
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Fort Mims massacre followedBy Andrew Jackson’s 1813–1814 Creek campaign
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Battle of Talladega conflict Creek War
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Red Stick uprising relatedTo Creek War
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Red Stick uprising alsoKnownAs Creek War of 1813–1814
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Creek ancestral homeland affectedByEvent Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Jackson Treaty resultOf Creek War
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Fort Jackson Treaty historicalPeriod Creek War
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Creek involvedInConflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Tallushatchee partOf Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Tallushatchee conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Emuckfaw partOf Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Emuckfaw conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Enotachopco Creek conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Battle of Enotachopco Creek partOf Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Muscogee people involvedInEvent Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)
Upper Creek faction conflict Creek War
linked to: Creek War (1813–1814)