THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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He was the leader of the American troops.
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He was the U.S. president and ordered Americans to fight.
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He was the leader of the Red Sticks.
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He was the U.S. president and ordered the Creek Indians to fight.
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Detailed explanation-1: -On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion, effectively ending the Creek War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Surrounding the Creek were forces led by future President Andrew Jackson, then a major general of the Tennessee Militia. The core of his force was 2, 600 European American soldiers, most of whom hoped that a victory would open native land to European American settlement.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 27 March 1814, Major General Andrew Jackson ‘s army of 3, 300 men attacked Chief Menawa’s 1, 000 Red Stick Creek warriors fortified in a horseshoe shaped bend of the Tallapoosa River.