battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Burnt Corn
Battle of Burnt Corn was a battle fought on 27 July 1813 in what is now Alabama, United States. It was part of the Creek War, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: Red Stick victory. Recorded strength: ~60 against ~180.
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Record
| Date | 27 July 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Alabama, United States 31.190N, 87.126W | |
| Part of | Creek War (1813 to 1814) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Red Stick victory | |
| Belligerents | Red Sticks (Creek) | United States Volunteers, Mississippi Territory militia |
| Commanders | Peter McQueen; High-head Jim | Colonel James Caller |
| Strength | ~60 | ~180 |
| Casualties and losses | 10–12 killed; 8–9 wounded | 2 killed; ~15 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Canoe Fight 1813, 51 km
- Fort Mims massacre 1813, 68 km
- Battle of Fort Blakeley 1865, 91 km
- Battle of Spanish Fort 1865, 94 km
- Capture of Pensacola 1719, 95 km
In the same war
- Before: Bashi Skirmish 1813
- After: Fort Mims massacre 30 August 1813
- All 10 engagements of Creek War
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Leipzig Germany
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of Lützen Germany
- Battle of Dresden Germany
- Battle of Bautzen Germany
Battle of Burnt Corn is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States (32 in Alabama).
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870595, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Burnt Corn, revision 1370108303, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.