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Burnt corn Creek, battle of.
Peter McQueen, a half-blood Creek Indian of Tallahassee, was a fiery leader among the war party of that nation, wherein civil war w friendly intercourse with the Spanish authorities at Pensacola.
To that port McQueen and 300 followers, with pack-horses, went to get supplies and convey them to t d to defend themselves.
Col. James Caller called out the militia to intercept McQueen.
There was a prompt response, and Caller set out with a few followers.
He ma t on the main route for Pensacola on the morning of July 27 (1813), they found McQueen encamped upon a peninsula formed by the findings of Burnt Corn Creek.
It was resolved to attack him. McQueen and his party were surprised, but they fought desperately a few minutes, and then fled towards the creek.
The tide then turned.
McQMcQueen and his Indians arose from an ambush with horrid yells and fell upon less than 100 of Caller's men. Dale was severely wounded, but kept on fighting.
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