After the American Revolution during the early 1790s, Elijah Clarke, a Patriot General, attempted to establish the Transoconee Republic. This new republic would be carved out of the disputed territory in the South. At that time Georgia was still located mainly on the coast, so a majority of the land would come from land controlled by the Creek and Cherokee tribes. Being a skillful diplomat, Clarke had arranged for a joint attack by his forces with the French troops out of Haiti on Spanish controlled Florida and Louisiana. This episode provides some great What If situations and mini-campaigns for the era. Any American Revolution troops, frontiersmen, trappers, Southeastern Indians, and even French Revolution troops could be used for the scenarios.

Scenario: Ft Definance Sept 28 1794. WHAT IF instead of surrendering when confronted, General Clarke had elected to follow the vote of his men and engage the Federal forces ? A good three player scenario.

Oconee forces: Commander: Gen Clarke. Defenses were centered around a stockade called Ft Defiance. The force size (a gaming estimate) = 100 men including ten Cherokee scouts.

Federal Forces: Forces were split into two columns. One consisted primarily of Federal infantry with some Indian scouts. The second column consisted mainly of Georgia militia. Sources say that the Federal troops greatly outnumbered the Oconee forces. I would put between 70-100 men per column with each the control of a different player. Campaign What If's assume a successful Transoconee Republic. Possible actions would include

1. Joint Transoconee-French operations against the Spanish in Florida or New Orleans

2. The above operations could be complicated by British intervention to aid Spain or to retake the Floridas for themselves

3. USA-Spanish relations were poor over the use of New Orleans by American traders located on the Mississippi. So USA intervention would be a strong possibility in a 'HOT' situation.

4. None of the above scenarios can be considered without including the reactions by the Creek, Cherokee, Seminole, Choctaw or Chickasaw. Any or all of these Nations would have heavily influenced any military operations in the southeast.

More Strange American Conflicts

Strange American Conflicts: Introduction
Strange American Conflicts: Bacon's Rebellion
Strange American Conflicts: Shay's Rebellion
Strange American Conflicts: Whiskey Rebellion
Strange American Conflicts: Oconee War
Strange American Conflicts: The Walton War
Strange American Conflicts: The Toledo War
Strange American Conflicts: Helderberg War
Strange American Conflicts: Muskogee Free State War
Strange American Conflicts: Patriot War
Strange American Conflicts: Jackson's Florida Expeditions
Strange American Conflicts: Wakarusa War