Nickajack Expedition
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The Nickajack Expedition was a 1794 military campaign by American frontier forces against Chickamauga Cherokee strongholds near present-day Tennessee, aimed at ending raids on frontier settlements.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nickajack Expedition canonical | 2 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nickajack Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
American frontier militia forces
ⓘ
Chickamauga Cherokee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
continuing Chickamauga Cherokee raids on American frontier settlements
ⓘ
frontier tensions during the Cherokee–American wars ⓘ |
| commander |
James Robertson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Sevier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Chickamauga Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of organized Chickamauga Cherokee resistance
ⓘ
facilitation of subsequent treaties between the United States and the Cherokee ⓘ reduction of Cherokee raids on frontier settlements ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1794 ⓘ |
| followedBy | further U.S. consolidation of control in the Tennessee region ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post–American Revolutionary War era ⓘ |
| location |
Nickajack Creek region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day Tennessee ⓘ vicinity of Nickajack Cave ⓘ |
| objective |
to destroy Chickamauga Cherokee strongholds
ⓘ
to end raids on American frontier settlements ⓘ |
| opposedBy | leaders of the Chickamauga Cherokee ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cherokee–American wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States expansion into the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| precededBy | years of frontier conflict between settlers and Chickamauga Cherokee ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Chickamauga Cherokee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southwest Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ history of Tennessee ⓘ |
| result |
decisive American victory
ⓘ
destruction of Chickamauga Cherokee towns of Nickajack and Running Water ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
militia from frontier settlements in present-day Tennessee
ⓘ
militia from the Southwest Territory ⓘ |
| target |
Nickajack Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Running Water Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | American frontier ⓘ |
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