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William Weatherford, also known after his death as Red Eagle (c. 1765 – March 24, 1824), was a Creek chief of the Upper Creek towns who led many of the Red Sticks actions in the Creek War (1813–1814) against Lower Creek towns and against allied forces of the United States. One of many mixed-race descendants of Southeast Indians who ...
The Fort Mims massacre took place on August 30, 1813, at a fortified homestead site 35-40 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, United States, during the Creek War.A large force of Creek Indians belonging to the Red Sticks faction, under the command of headmen Peter McQueen and William Weatherford (also known as Lamochattee or Red Eagle), stormed the fort and defeated the militia garrison.
Steve Kornacki is paying tribute to his beloved mother Anne B. (Ramonas) Kornacki after she died at age 77.. On Tuesday, Sept. 17, the NBC News political correspondent, 45, shared an obituary on X ...
William Weatherford: Andrew Jackson John Coffee: Strength ~700 warriors ~1,200 infantry ~800 cavalry: Casualties and losses ~300 killed, ~110 wounded [1] 15 killed ...
Gayle King's ex-husband, William Bumpus Sr., is a vocal fan of her Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover! After the 69-year-old CBS Mornings co-anchor found out she was one of the four women ...
Andrew Jackson (March 15, 1767 – June 8, 1845) was an American lawyer, planter, general, and statesman who served as the seventh president of the United States from 1829 to 1837. Before his presidency, he gained fame as a general in the U.S. Army and served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. Often praised as an advocate for ordinary ...
Weatherford's Creeks numbered around 320 men. On December 13, Claiborne's force set out from Fort Claiborne to Holy Ground. [4] On December 22, 1813, Claiborne's force set up camp about 10 miles (16 km) south of Econochaca. Upon learning of this, the Creeks, under William Weatherford, evacuated women and children from settlement. On December 23 ...
November 14, 2022 at 12:01 PM. Here are some of the earliest photographs of Weatherford, the Parker County seat, from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram archives, as well as scenes from the 1930s ...