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Canoe Fight

Canoe Fight was a battle fought on 12 November 1813 at Alabama River, in what is now Alabama, United States. It was part of the Creek War, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 2 war-canoes against 1 war-canoe.

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Samuel Dale at the "Canoe Fight"
Samuel Dale at the "Canoe Fight". John McLenan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought12 November 1813
WhereAlabama River, Alabama, United States31.432N, 87.577W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstCreek
Casualties and losses1 wounded; 1 war-canoe damagedand10 killed; 1 war-canoe captured
Part ofCreek War1813 to 1814

Where it sits in the Creek War

Bashi Skirmish, 1813Battle of Burnt Corn, 1813Fort Mims massacre, 1813Battle of Tallushatchee, 1813Battle of Talladega, 1813Canoe Fight, 1813Battle of Autossee, 1813Battle of Holy Ground, 1813Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek, 1814Battle of Calebee Creek, 1814Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 181418131814Canoe Fight, 1813
11 placed engagements of the Creek War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date12 November 1813
PlaceAlabama River, Alabama, United States
31.432N, 87.577W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength2 war-canoes1 war-canoe
Casualties and losses1 wounded; 1 war-canoe damaged10 killed; 1 war-canoe captured
Commanders
  • Samuel Dale
Canoe FightCanoe FightFort Mims massacreBattle of Burnt CornBashi SkirmishBattle of Fort BlakeleyBattle of Spanish FortFort Mims massacreBattle of Burnt CornBashi SkirmishBattle of Fort BlakeleyBattle of Spanish FortMontgomeryPensacolaBiloxiHattiesburgEnterpriseSelmaMeridianLaurel100 km31.432N, 87.577W
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Elsewhere in 1813

Canoe Fight is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (33 in Alabama).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5032889, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Canoe Fight (Creek War), revision 1370608050, 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.