Battle of Tallushatchee

33°48′44.4″N 85°54′24.94″W / 33.812333°N 85.9069278°W / 33.812333; -85.9069278

Battle of Tallushatchee
Part of the Creek War

Map of Alabama during the War of 1812[1]
DateNovember 3, 1813
Location
Mississippi Territory, 3.2 miles (5.2 km) north of Alexandria, Alabama
Result U.S. victory
Belligerents
Red Stick Creek  United States
Commanders and leaders
Unknown John Coffee
Strength
Unknown ~900 cavalry[2]
Casualties and losses
186 killed,
Unknown wounded[2]		 5 killed,
41 wounded

The Battle of Tallushatchee was fought during the War of 1812 and Creek War on November 3, 1813, in Alabama between Native American Red Stick Creeks and United States dragoons. A cavalry force commanded by Brigadier General John Coffee was able to defeat the Creek warriors.

  1. ^ Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 778.
  2. ^ a b Borneman p.147