Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Part of Creek War

The Battle of Bend
DateMarch 27, 1814
Location
Near Dadeville, Alabama
Result Decisive U.S. & allied Native American victory
Belligerents
Red Stick Creeks  United States
Lower Creek
Cherokee
Choctaw
Commanders and leaders
Menawa Andrew Jackson
James Neill
Strength
~1,000 warriors American: ~2,000 infantry,
~700 cavalry,
unknown artillery
Native American: ~600 warriors
Casualties and losses
>800 killed
206 wounded		 American:
47 killed
159 wounded
Native American:
23 killed
47 wounded
For the later battle, see Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832).

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.

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