Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
- Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
Infobox Protected area
name = Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
iucn_category = III
caption =
locator_x = 200
locator_y = 128
location = Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
nearest_city = Alexander City, Alabama
lat_degrees = 32
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 15
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 85
long_minutes = 44
long_seconds = 18
long_direction = W
area = 2,040 acres (8.26 km²)
established = August 11, 1959
visitation_num = 58,564
visitation_year = 2005
governing_body = National Park Service
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is a U.S. National Military Park managed by the National Park Service that is the site of the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee militia, aided by the 39th U. S. Infantry Regiment and Cherokee and Upper Creek allies, finally crushed Lower Creek Red Stick resistance at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River. Jackson's decisive victory at Horseshoe Bend broke the power of the Creek Nation.
This was the site of the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee militia, aided by the 39th U. S. Infantry Regiment and Cherokee and Creek allies, crushed the Creek Nation's Red Stick resistance at this site on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. This was the largest loss of life for Native Americans in a single battle in the history of United States.[cite web|title="Horseshoe Bend National Military Park"|work="nps.gov"|url=http://www.nps.gov/hobe/|accessdate=2008-03-01] ]On August 9, 1814, the Creeks signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which ceded 23 million acres (93,000 km²) of land in Alabama and Georgia to the United States government.
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External links
*Official site: [http://www.nps.gov/hobe/ Horseshoe Bend National Military Park]
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