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Found 30 total hits in 10 results.
Paraclifta (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
Burnt Corn Creek (Mississippi, United States) (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
Newton (Florida, United States) (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
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 was raging in the spring of 1813.
This war Tecumseh had stirred up, and the whole Creek nation had become a seething caldron of passion.
A British squadron in the Gulf held 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 the war party in the interior.
That party was inimical to the white people settled in that nation, and it was the duty of the military in that region to protect the latter.
This protection was not furnished, and the white inhabitants and the peace party among the Creeks prepared 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 marched towards the Florida frontier, joined on the w
Tensaw Lake (Alabama, United States) (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
Peter McQueen (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
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.
Over-whelm
William Tecumseh (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
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 was raging in the spring of 1813.
This war Tecumseh had stirred up, and the whole Creek nation had become a seething caldron of passion.
A British squadron in the Gulf held 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 the war party in the interior.
That party was inimical to the white people settled in that nation, and it was the duty of the military in that region to protect the latter.
This protection was not furnished, and the white inhabitants and the peace party among the Creeks prepared 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 marched towards the Florida frontier, joined on the wa
James Caller (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
Samuel Dale (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
July 27th (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
1813 AD (search for this): entry burnt-corn-creek-battle-of
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 was raging in the spring of 1813.
This war Tecumseh had stirred up, and the whole Creek nation had become a seething caldron of passion.
A British squadron in the Gulf held 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 t le River under various leaders.
Caller's command now numbered about 180 men, in small companies, well mounted on good frontier horses, and provided with rifles and shot-guns.
Setting out 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