Our Place in the Sun
SE Atlantic Coast Native Nations

A Summary of the Major Wars

by Rudy Scott Nelson


POWHATTAN WAR 1622

TIMUCA WAR 1656 : Fought in Florida. Timuca Confederation members + Apalachee + Saturiwa vs Spanish

TUSCARORA WAR 1711-13 . Tuscarora vs Catawba + Yamasee + SC militia. The Tuscarora were defeated in two battles in 1712.

1713 Tsalagi + SC and NC militia vs Tuscarora. Over 300 warriors joined with the expedition of Col Moore.

YAMASEE WAR. 1715-17. Tsalagi + Yamasee vs English in NC and SC. The Tsalagi warriors came from mainly the Lower Towns

FIRST CHEROKEE WAR. 1760-62. Tsalagi vs British colonies (NC,SC,VA) + Catawba scouts. Early Tsalagi victories at Long Canes and Broad River. Many small settlements and forts were overrun including Ft Loudon. Protracted sieges were conducted at Ft Prince George and Ft Ninty-Six.

A 1760 British expedition under Montgomery was defeated in ambush after they had burned several deserted towns.

A 1761 British expedition under Col Grant was more successful. It burned 15 towns and destroyed thousands of bushels of grain.

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION: 1774-83

1774-83 Chickasaw + Shawnee (Cumberland) vs Patriots. Chickasaw victory at Eaton Station and Ft Watauga in 1776.

1776-83 Catawba supported the Patriots and served several expeditions as scouts.

1776 Muscogee vs Patriots. Upper Muscogee towns raid Patriot settlements in Tennessee and Alabama.

1776 Tsalagi vs Patriots. Tsalagi raids on Patriot settlements in Tennesse. In Septemenber 36 Tsalagi towns destroyed by Patriot expeditions

1776 Upper Muscogee/Creek vs Patriots. Muscogee raid Patriot settlements in Alabama and south-central Tennessee.

1780 Chickamauga/Tsalagi vs Patriots. Raids on Patriot settlements in Tennessee and Kentucky.

1790-94 LITTLE TURTLE'S WAR. Chickamauga/Tsalagi + Ohio Shawnee vs Americans.

1792 Chickamauga raid American towns in Tennessee and Alabama.

1794 Tennessee Militia assault on Chickamauga town near Muscle Shoals (ALA) destroys the Chickamauga as a separate Tsalagi branch.

1791-1795 CHICKASAW-MUSCOGEE WAR

1791 Muscogee vs Chickasaw. Pro- British factions of the Muscogees raid Chickasaw towns that are pro-USA.

1795 Battle of Long Town. 1200 Muscogee defeated by 200 Chickasaw + 45 US Tenn Volunteers under Smith. The Tenn. troops along with a few warriors remained in the village. The majority of the Chickasaw warriors lay in ambush outside the town/fort. After the Muscogee had establish siege lines around the town, te Chickasaw attacked them from the rear.

THE WAR OF 1812 and THE CREEK WAR OF 1813-14. USA + Muscogee + Chickasaw + Choctaw + Tsalagi vs Muscogee. The Muscogee were divided into pro-USA and pro British factions and were fighting each prior to the American involvement. The numerous skirmishes took place in modern Alabama. More data will be presented in a later article devoted to the Creek and Seminole wars.

THE SECOND CREEK WAR. Sometimes also known as the First Seminole War. It was fought mainly from 1817 into the early 1820s in North Florida against US troops and pro-American independent cession oriented groups from Georgia. More data will be presented in a later article devoted to the Creek and Seminole wars.

THE THIRD CREEK WAR. It was fought mainly in southern Georgia to oppose confiscation of Creek lands by American settlers. One major skirmish was fought at Bushy Run Creek near Valdosta Ga. More data can be found in a later article devoted to the Creek & Seminole wars .

THE FIRST SEMINOLE WAR. Sometimes also known as the Second Creek War. It was fought mainly from 1817 into the early 1820s in North Florida against US troops and pro-American pro-annexation independent groups from Georgia. More data will be presented in a later article devoted to the Creek and Seminole wars.

THE SECOND SEMINOLE WAR. The most important of the Seminole Wars fought in central and south Florida. See the separate article on the Seminole Wars. It occurred mainly in the 1840s

THE THIRD SEMINOLE WAR. A minor revolt in Florida in the 1850s. More data will be presented in a later article devoted to the Creek and Seminole wars.


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