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Fort Williams was a supply depot built in early 1814 in preparation for the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of Horseshoe Bend

The Battle of Horsesho






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Fort Williams was a supply depot built in early 1814 in preparation for the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of Horseshoe Bend

The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was fought during the War of 1812 in central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Native Americans in the United States allies under General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek people Indian tribe inspired by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, effectively ending the Creek War....
. It was located in Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States 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....
 on the southeast shore of where Cedar Creek met the Coosa River
Coosa River

The Coosa River is one of Alabama most developed rivers. It begins at the Confluence of the Oostanaula River and Etowah River Rivers in Rome, Georgia....
, near Talladega Springs
Talladega Springs, Alabama

Talladega Springs is a town in Talladega County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 124....
. The original site was submerged under Lay Lake with the 1914 construction of the Lay Dam 14 miles downstream.