32°58′56″N 85°44′07″W / 32.98222°N 85.73528°W
Battle of Horseshoe Bend | |||||||
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Part of Creek War | |||||||
![]() Artist's impression of the battle, from an 1847 book illustration | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Red Sticks |
![]() Muscogee Cherokee Choctaw | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Menawa |
Andrew Jackson James Neill | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
~1,000 warriors |
American: ~2,000 infantry, ~700 cavalry, unknown artillery Native American: ~600 warriors | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
>800 killed 206 wounded[1] |
American: 47 killed 159 wounded Native American: 23 killed 47 wounded[1] |
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend (also known as Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or The Horseshoe), was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory, now central Alabama. On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson[2] defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.
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