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==Fort Mims Massacre==

==Fort Mims Massacre==

After the Red Sticks murdered more than five hundred white settlers at Fort Mims, it was war to the death on the frontier.<ref>Frank L., Owsley Jr., "The Fort Mims Massacre," ''Alabama Review'' 1971 24(3): 192-204</ref>

After the Red Sticks murdered more than five hundred white settlers at Fort Mims, it was war to the death on the frontier.<ref>Frank L., Owsley Jr., "The Fort Mims Massacre," ''Alabama Review'' 1971 24(3): 192-204</ref>

</ref> Following a successful attack on a white expedition at the Battle of Burnt Corn, the Red Sticks decided to attack and destroy Fort Mims in the Mississippi Territory.  Hundreds of white and half-breed families had sought protection there. The fort was badly defended because of gross negligence, poor scouting, an attack at noon when most of the garrison was eating, seizure of the port holes by the Indians, and inability to close the main gates. On Aug. 30, 1813, the Indians attacked. Of the 275 to 300 whites and half-breeds in the fort about 30 escaped and the rest were killed during the battle or scalped and killed immediately after it. The Red Sticks lost about 100 killed.   

Following a successful attack on a white expedition at the Battle of Burnt Corn, the Red Sticks decided to attack and destroy Fort Mims in the Mississippi Territory.  Hundreds of white and half-breed families had sought protection there. The fort was badly defended because of gross negligence, poor scouting, an attack at noon when most of the garrison was eating, seizure of the port holes by the Indians, and inability to close the main gates. On Aug. 30, 1813, the Indians attacked. Of the 275 to 300 whites and half-breeds in the fort about 30 escaped and the rest were killed during the battle or scalped and killed immediately after it. The Red Sticks lost about 100 killed.   

==Horseshoe bend==

==Horseshoe bend==