Creek War (1813–1814)

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The Creek War (1813–1814) was a conflict in the southeastern United States in which factions of the Muscogee (Creek) people, U.S. forces, and allied Native American groups fought a brutal campaign that culminated in major land cessions to the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American war
conflict
war
combatantsIncluded militia from Georgia
militia from Tennessee
militia from the Mississippi Territory
conflictType civil war within the Creek Nation
frontier war
consequence Treaty of Fort Jackson
large land cessions by the Creek Nation to the United States
dateOfBattleOfHorseshoeBend 1814-03-27
decisiveBattle Battle of Horseshoe Bend
endTime 1814
hasCause U.S. expansion into Creek lands
influence of the War of 1812
internal division within the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
location Alabama
Georgia
southeastern United States
mainBelligerent Cherokee Nation (historical)
surface form: Cherokee allies of the United States

Choctaw allies of the United States
Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Muscogee (Creek) allies of the United States

Red Stick faction of the Creek
surface form: Red Stick faction of the Muscogee (Creek)

United States of America
surface form: United States
notableCommander Andrew Jackson
John Coffee
Menawa
Pushmataha
William Weatherford
notableEvent Battle of Emuckfaw
Battle of Enotachopco Creek
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Battle of Talladega
Battle of Tallushatchee
Fort Mims massacre
opponentOf Red Stick faction of the Creek
surface form: Red Stick Muscogee (Creek)

Southeastern Indigenous nations
surface form: United States and allied Native American groups
partOf War of 1812
relatedTo Indian removal in the southeastern United States
history of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation
result United States victory
defeat of the Red Stick faction
significantFor expansion of U.S. territory in the Southeast
rise of Andrew Jackson as a national military figure
weakening of Creek political and military power
startTime 1813
territorialChange U.S. acquisition of much of present-day Alabama
U.S. acquisition of part of present-day Georgia
cession of over 20 million acres of Creek land to the United States

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Creek (Muscogee) Nation historicalEvent Creek War (1813–1814)
Fort Hawkins usedDuring Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Presidency of James Madison significantEvent Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Presidency of James Madison conflict Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Fort Toulouse-Fort Jackson Park timePeriodCovered Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Creek (Muscogee) tookPartIn Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park commemorates Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park conflict Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Tennessee militia participatedIn Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Major Ridge participatedIn Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Second Creek War relatedTo Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War of 1813–1814
Red Stick War partOf Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Red Stick War hasParticipant Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: United States–allied Creek factions
Red Stick War relatedTo Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Treaty of Fort Jackson resultOf Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Treaty of Fort Jackson resultOf Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: War of 1812-era conflicts in the Southeast
William McIntosh militaryConflict Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
John Coffee conflict Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Mikasuki people historicalEvent Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War
Davy Crockett conflict Creek War (1813–1814)
this entity surface form: Creek War