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Battle of Talladega

Battle of Talladega was a battle fought on 9 November 1813 at Mississippi Territory, in what is now Alabama, United States. It was part of the Creek War, which ran from 1813 to 1814. The recorded result: U.S. victory. Recorded strength: ~700 warriors against ~1,200 infantry; ~800 cavalry.

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This is a photograph of a historic marker commemorating the Battle of Talladega.
This is a photograph of a historic marker commemorating the Battle of Talladega.. Rivers Langley; SaveRivers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought9 November 1813
WhereMississippi Territory, Alabama, United States33.451N, 86.169W
OutcomeU.S. victory
BelligerentsRed Stick CreeksagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses~300 killed,; ~110 woundedand15 killed; ~85 wounded
Battlefield todayTalladega battlefieldNPS site AL404, 4,559 acres studied
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 Talladega, 1813
11 placed engagements of the Creek War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 November 1813
PlaceMississippi Territory, Alabama, United States
33.451N, 86.169W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength~700 warriors~1,200 infantry; ~800 cavalry
Casualties and losses~300 killed,; ~110 wounded15 killed; ~85 wounded
Commanders
  • Andrew Jackson
  • John Coffee
Battle of TalladegaBattle of TalladegaBattle of MunfordBattle of Munford20 km33.451N, 86.169W
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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Elsewhere in 1813

The National Park Service's American Battlefield Protection Program maps this as the Talladega battlefield (site AL404): a study area of 4,559 acres.

Battle of Talladega 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 Q4872494, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Talladega, revision 1385164915, 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.