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Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Battle of Horseshoe Bend was a battle fought on 27 March 1814 at Dadeville, in what is now Alabama, United States. It was part of the Creek War, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: ~1,000 warriors against American: ~2,000 infantry,; ~700 cavalry,; unknown artillery; Native American: ~600 warriors.

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Battle Horseshoe Bend (Tohopeka), Creek War, present-day southern Alabama, 1814
Battle Horseshoe Bend (Tohopeka), Creek War, present-day southern Alabama, 1814. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought27 March 1814
WhereDadeville, Alabama, United States32.982N, 85.735W
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsRed SticksagainstUnited States; Muscogee; Cherokee; Choctaw
Battlefield todayHorseshoe Bend (Tohopeka) battlefieldNPS site AL411, 12,311 acres studied, 334 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, 181418131814Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814
11 placed engagements of the Creek War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date27 March 1814
PlaceDadeville, Alabama, United States
32.982N, 85.735W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~1,000 warriorsAmerican: ~2,000 infantry,; ~700 cavalry,; unknown artillery; Native American: ~600 warriors
Casualties and losses>800 killed; 20 wounded escapeesAmerican: 32 killed; 99 wounded; Native American: 23 killed; 47 wounded
Commanders
  • Menawa
  • Peter McQueen
  • Andrew Jackson
  • James C. Neill
  • Pushmataha
Battle of Horseshoe BendBattle of Horseshoe BendBattles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek20 km32.982N, 85.735W
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 Horseshoe Bend (Tohopeka) battlefield (site AL411): a study area of 12,311 acres, with a core area of 334 acres where the fighting was concentrated; 12,311 acres retain enough integrity to be potentially eligible for the National Register.

Battle of Horseshoe Bend 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 Q1785910, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Horseshoe Bend, revision 1382712897, 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.