- Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814): Andrew Jackson and Indian/Cherokee Allies vs. Red Stick Creeks
" Of the 23 million acres (93,000 kmē) Jackson forced the Creeks to cede, 1.9 million acres (7,700 kmē) was claimed by the Cherokee Nation who had allied with the United States.[5] After becoming President, Jackson took the land ceded to his former allies, the Cherokees, together with other Cherokee lands in his removal of the Cherokees to the Oklahoma Territory. Chief Junaluska, the Cherokee Chief who saved the life of Jackson in Battle and who led 500 Cherokees in support of Jackson at Horseshoe Bend, stated that "If I had known that Jackson would drive us from our homes, I would have killed him at Horseshoe".
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This article is about the Creek War battle. For the 1832 Black Hawk War battle of the same name, see Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1832).
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Part of the Creek War
Note: Lt. Cato West, and nephews including Gadi, Levi, Berry, William fought in this conflict led by General Andrew Jackson against the Red Stick Creeks in Alabama. Without Indian allies against Tecumseh, the Americans might have lost the battle, and the Creeks might have created a pan Indian area between the eastern colonies and western settlements such as New Orleans and Natchez.
Diorama of the battle from the Horseshoe Bend Museum
Date March 27, 1814
Location near Dadeville, Alabama [near where Creed Harrison Collins, son
Result Decisive U.S./Native American victory
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1805 - 1845 (40 years)
