Battle of Horseshoe Bend - Revisited

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is the site of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. This park, located just east of Alexander City, Alabama, is one of the four dedicated 'War of 1812' parks in the National Park System. The others are Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Perry's Victory & International Peace Memorial in Ohio, and Chalmette National Battlefield in New Orleans.

On the morning of 27 March 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men consisting of Tennessee militia, United States regulars and both Cherokee and Lower Creek allies attacked Chief Menawa and 1,000 Upper Creek or Red Stick warriors fortified in the "horseshoe" bend of the Tallapoosa River.

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park conducts reenactments of different phases of the battle on the forth Saturday of each month. These activities are fun and educational. They start around 10am and go to 5pm. My daughter and I drove up to watch the activities recently. Unfortunately, about a half hour after our arrival things were called off because of severe thunderstorms in area. In fact, if you listen close to the reenactment video you can hear all the thundering and wind blowing. We hope to go back and update you soon. Better still, join us there.

This video is part of a two-part series of videos on our visit to the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.

Horseshoe Bend -- Revisited
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyeV7E-AwWs


Horseshoe Bend -- The Reenactment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4I6wKQXf7Z4

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[sayeretmatkal17021]

@nicoduski123 excuse me, the Seminole picked his troops off with ease.

[sayeretmatkal17021]

@nicoduski123 sorry, but although the Seminoles were 'runaway' Creek, they weren't as hated as stated and the Great Deceiver jackson had his artillery bogged in the swamps and the Creek picked his tennessee volunteers off with ease. it was a major defeat for jackson and one which the U.S. 'history' books have tried to silence,especially the history books of tennessee, much like their 'crockett' history who was executed at the Alamo for his cowardice along with his tennessee coward speculators.

[sayeretmatkal17021]

andrew jackson, the great betrayer and white trash of tennessee. betrayed the Cherokee Nation and put them on THE TRAIL OF TEARS after they aided him in this battle. of course, later, he got his butt kicked by the Seminole(Creek cousins) in Florida and his artillery was worthless.