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Battle of Echoee

Battle of Echoee was a battle fought in 1760 in what is now Canada. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Anglo-Cherokee War, which ran from 1758 to 1761. The recorded result: Cherokee victory. Recorded strength: 500 against 1,300–1,500.

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Lt. Henry Timberlake's "Draught of the Cherokee Country," depicting the locations of several Overhill Cherokee towns following the end of the Anglo-Cherokee War, taken from: Timberlake, Lieutenant Hen
Lt. Henry Timberlake's "Draught of the Cherokee Country," depicting the locations of several Overhill Cherokee towns following the end of the Anglo-Cherokee War, taken from: Timberlake, Lieutenant Hen. Henry Timberlake, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1760
WhereCanada37.067N, 88.565W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeCherokee victory
BelligerentsCherokeeagainstKingdom of Great Britain
Casualties and losses40 killedand20 killed; 76 wounded
Part ofAnglo-Cherokee War1758 to 1761

Record

Date1760 (year precision)
PlaceCanada
37.067N, 88.565W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength5001,300–1,500
Casualties and losses40 killed20 killed; 76 wounded
Commanders
  • Seroweh
  • Archibald Montgomerie, 11th Earl of Eglinton
Battle of EchoeeBattle of EchoeeBattle of PaducahBattle of BelmontBattle of Fort HenryBattle of Fort DonelsonBattle of DoverBattle of PaducahBattle of BelmontBattle of Fort HenryBattle of Fort DonelsonBattle of DoverNashvilleEvansvilleOwensboroCarbondalePoplar BluffCape GirardeauHopkinsvilleParagould100 km37.067N, 88.565W
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Echoee is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Canada.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870948, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Echoee, revision 1376996916, 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.