Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Part of Creek War
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Date March 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
Strength
~1,000 warriors	American: ~2,000 infantry, ~700 cavalry, unknown artillery Native American: ~600 warriors
Casualties and losses
857 killed, 206 wounded	American: 47 killed 159 wounded Native American: 23 killed 47 wounded

Coordinates: 32°58′21.6″N 85°44′11.82″W / 32.972667°N 85.7366167°W / 32.972667; -85.7366167

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tehopeka, 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.

The Creek Indians of Georgia and the eastern part of the Mississippi Territory had become divided into two factions: the Upper Creek (or Red Sticks), a majority who opposed American expansion and sided with the British and the colonial authorities of Spanish Florida during the War of 1812; and the Lower Creek, who were more assimilated into the Anglo culture, had a stronger relationship with the U.S. Indian Agent Benjamin Hawkins, and sought to remain on good terms with the Americans.

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