The Early Republic at War

Alabama

18 Creek War and War of 1812 engagements documented in Alabama, drawn from the federal battlefield survey and the historical record.

Alonzo Chappel, The Battle of Tippecanoe. Public domain.
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Engagements
1813 to 1814
Years

Where these engagements were fought

All 18 are placed on the map. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Holy Ground1813Inconclusive~20-30 killed vs 1 killed
Canoe Fight1813United States victory1 wounded; 1 war-canoe damaged vs 10 killed; 1 war-canoe…
Fort Mims massacre1813Red Stick victory50 to 100 killed; unknown wounded vs 265 militia killed or…
Capture of Mobile1813American victoryNone vs Entire garrison surrendered
Battle of Autossee1813American victoryAmericans: 6-11 killed during battle, 5 wounded, 5 killed…
Battle of Burnt Corn1813Red Stick victory10-12 killed; 8-9 wounded vs 2 killed; ~15 wounded
Battles of Emuckfaw and Enotachopo Creek1814Inconclusive54 killed,; unknown wounded vs 24 killed; 71 wounded
Battle of Calebee Creek1814Inconclusive25 killed, 150 wounded vs 50 killed, unknown wounded
Fort Sinquefield1813

Plus 9 further documented engagements in the Alabama record.

By conflict

Creek War
The 1813-1814 war in the Old Southwest between the Red Stick Creeks and United States forces with allied Creek and Cherokee, from Fort Mims to the decisive defeat at Horseshoe Bend.
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War of 1812
The 1812-1815 war with Britain, fought across the Old Northwest, the Chesapeake, the Niagara and Great Lakes frontier, coastal Maine, and the Gulf, from the River Raisin to the defense of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.
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Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS) (public domain (U.S. federal record), boundary survey); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).