31°25′55″N 87°34′36″W / 31.43181°N 87.57666°W
| Canoe Fight | |||||||
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| Part of the Creek War | |||||||
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Samuel_Dale_-_The_Canoe_Fight.jpg) Artist's impression of the Canoe Fight, from an 1860 biography of Samuel Dale | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States | Creek | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Samuel Dale | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 war-canoes | 1 war-canoe | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 wounded 1 war-canoe damaged |
10 killed 1 war-canoe captured | ||||||
The Canoe Fight was a skirmish between Mississippi Territory militiamen led by Captain Samuel Dale and Red Stick warriors that took place on November 12, 1813 as part of the Creek War.[1] The skirmish was fought largely from canoes and was a victory for the militiamen, who only had one member wounded. The victory held little military value in the overall Creek War but its participants gained widespread notoriety for their actions during the fight.[2] The fight has been depicted in multiple illustrations, but only a historical marker currently exists near the site of the fight.
- ^ "Mississippi History Timeline". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Lewis, Herbert. "Samuel Dale". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 10 February 2021.