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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 2. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Auttose, battle of.
Late in November, 1813, the Creek country was invaded by troops from Georgia.
A cry for help from the settlers along the Creeks had come to the ears of the Georgians, when Gen. John Floyd, at the head of 950 militia of that State and 450 friendly Indians, guided by Mordecai, a Jew trader, entered the region of the hostiles from the east.
Crossing the Chattahoochee, he pushed on towards the Tallapoosa, where he was informed that a large number of hostile Indians had gatliered at the village of Auttose.
on the Holy ground, on which the prophets had made the barbarians believe no white man could set foot and live.
It was on the left bank of the Tallapoosa, about 20 miles above its confluence with the Coosa.
Floyd encamped unobserved near the town on the evening of Nov. 28, and at dawn he appeared before the village with his troops arrayed for battle in three columns.
He also had two or three field-pieces.
There were two towns, one below the other.
The town