The
Battle of Talladega (also known as The Battle of Holy Ground), was a battle fought between the
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and the Red Stick
Creek IndiansThe Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are an American Indian people originally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. Modern Muscogees live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Their language, Mvskoke, is a member of the...
during the
Creek WarThe Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
, in the vicinity of the present-day county and city of
TalladegaTalladega can have multiple uses:*Talladega, Alabama, a city in northern Alabama, USA*Talladega County, Alabama, which has the city of Talladega as its seat...
,
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.
When General
John CoffeeJohn Coffee was an American planter and military leader. He was considered the most even-tempered and least selfish of Jackson's lifelong friends...
returned to Fort Strother after defeating the Red Sticks at the
Battle of TallushatcheeThe Battle of Tallushatchee was a battle fought during the Creek War on November 3, 1813, in Alabama.-Background:After the massacre at Fort Mims, General Andrew Jackson assembled an army of 2,500 Tennessee militia. Jackson began marching into Mississippi Territory to combat the Red Stick Creeks. ...
, General
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received a call for help from friendly Creeks who were being besieged by Red Sticks at Talladega.
On November 9, 1813, Jackson's army arrived outside the village.
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The
Battle of Talladega (also known as The Battle of Holy Ground), was a battle fought between the
TennesseeTennessee is a state located in the Southeastern United States. According to the 2008 census, it has a population of 6,214,888, an increase of nearly 9.5% since 2000. Tennessee is the 14th fastest growing state in the US and is ranked 17th by population. It is ranked 36th by total land area. In...
militiaThe term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service. It is a polyseme with...
and the Red Stick
Creek IndiansThe Muscogee , also known as the Creek or Creeks, are an American Indian people originally from the southeastern United States. Mvskoke is their name in traditional spelling. Modern Muscogees live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. Their language, Mvskoke, is a member of the...
during the
Creek WarThe Creek War , also known as the Red Stick War and the Creek Civil War, began as a civil war within the Creek nation...
, in the vicinity of the present-day county and city of
TalladegaTalladega can have multiple uses:*Talladega, Alabama, a city in northern Alabama, USA*Talladega County, Alabama, which has the city of Talladega as its seat...
,
AlabamaAlabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its...
.
Background
When General
John CoffeeJohn Coffee was an American planter and military leader. He was considered the most even-tempered and least selfish of Jackson's lifelong friends...
returned to Fort Strother after defeating the Red Sticks at the
Battle of TallushatcheeThe Battle of Tallushatchee was a battle fought during the Creek War on November 3, 1813, in Alabama.-Background:After the massacre at Fort Mims, General Andrew Jackson assembled an army of 2,500 Tennessee militia. Jackson began marching into Mississippi Territory to combat the Red Stick Creeks. ...
, General
Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States . He was military governor of Florida , commander of the American forces at the Battle of New Orleans , and eponym of the era of Jacksonian democracy...
received a call for help from friendly Creeks who were being besieged by Red Sticks at Talladega.
Battle
On November 9, 1813, Jackson's army arrived outside the village. The Red Sticks, inflicted 100 casualties upon Jackson. However, Jackson inflicted 410 casualties on the Red Sticks and drove them from the field.
Aftermath
After the battle, there was a significant lull in the fighting between the Red Sticks and Jackson's army. By December, the U.S. force was down to almost 500 because of desertion and enlistments running out. In January, in order to support the
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militia, Jackson marched toward the village of Emuckfaw with an inexperienced force. This move resulted in the
Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo CreekThe battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek are part of Andrew Jackson's campaign in the Creek War. They took place in January 1814 approximately 20 to 50 miles northeast of Horseshoe Bend.-Background:...
. After these battles Jackson retired to Fort Strother. When Jackson received additional reinforcements (some of them regular U.S. troops), he once again went on the offensive and met the Red Sticks at the
Battle of Horseshoe BendThe Battle of Horseshoe Bend , was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama...
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