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West Florida, from Pearl River to the Mississippi, annexed by U.S. from Spain.
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The War of 1812 was a military conflict, lasting for two and a half years, fought by the United States of America against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, its North American colonies, and its Native American allies.
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A part of the War of 1812, fought largely within the boundaries of present-day Alabama. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee becomes a military hero as he leads U.S. forces against the "Red Stick" Creeks.
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The Battle of Tallushatchee, which took place on November 3, 1813, in present-day Calhoun County, was America's first military victory in the Creek War of 1813-14. The battle was initiated when an overwhelming American force attacked the Creek town of Tallushatchee, resulting in its complete destruction and the death of 186 Creeks, including women and children.
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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, as the events of March 27 became known, illustrated three long-running conflicts in American history. It was yet another fight between European Americans and American Indians, in this case the decisive battle in the Creek War (1813-1814). That day and those leading up to it also provided an example of tensions among American Indians, even those in the same tribe.
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On the morning of March 27, 1814, in what is now Tallapoosa County, General Andrew Jackson and an army consisting of Tennessee militia, United States regulars, and Cherokee and Lower Creek allies attacked Chief Menawa and his Upper Creek, or Red Stick, warriors fortified in the Horseshoe Bend of the Tallapoosa River. Facing overwhelming odds, the Red Sticks fought bravely yet ultimately lost the battle. - See more at: http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1044#sthash.m02tMQCV.dpuf
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The Battle of Fort Bowyer, one of the fiercest
actions of the War of 1812, was fought at the
entrance to Mobile Bay, Alabama.Begun in 1813 at the western tip of Mobile
Point, Fort Bowyer was a log and sand work
designed to sweep the channel leading into
Mobile Bay with artillery fire.
