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Fort Mims massacre

Fort Mims massacre was a battle fought on 30 August 1813 at Fort Mims, 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: 750–1,000warriors against 265 militia, including: 70 Tensaw home militia; 175 Mississippi volunteers; 16 from Fort Stoddard.

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Fought30 August 1813
WhereFort Mims, Alabama, United States31.180N, 87.838W
OutcomeRed Stick victory
BelligerentsRed SticksagainstUnited States
Battlefield todayFort Mims battlefieldNPS site AL402, 456 acres studied, 142 core
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, 181418131814Fort Mims massacre, 1813
11 placed engagements of the Creek War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 August 1813
PlaceFort Mims, Alabama, United States
31.180N, 87.838W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength750–1,000warriors265 militia, including: 70 Tensaw home militia; 175 Mississippi volunteers; 16 from Fort Stoddard
Casualties and losses50 to 100 killed; unknown wounded265 militia killed or captured; 252 civilians killed or captured; unknown wounded; Fort Mims severely damaged
Commanders
Fort Mims massacreFort Mims massacreCanoe FightCanoe Fight20 km31.180N, 87.838W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. The dashed outline is the battlefield study area mapped by the NPS American Battlefield Protection Program. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Fort Mims battlefield (site AL402): a study area of 456 acres, with a core area of 142 acres where the fighting was concentrated.

Fort Mims massacre 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 Q2888531, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Fort Mims massacre, revision 1380173760, 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. Battlefield boundary and area from the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program (public domain). Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.