The Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814 was a turning point in the War of 1812 because it ended the alliance between the British and the Native Americans.
Explanation:
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend, fought on March 27, 1814, was the decisive battle of the Creek War of 1813-1814. The site where the battle was fought is today protected as Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.
On one side stood about 1,000 soldiers from the Red Sticks, the traditionalist faction among the Creek Indians, who had camped near a bend in the Tallapoos River.
On the other side were US troops from the Tennessee National Guard and a US Army infantry regiment under Andrew Jackson, along with 2,000 infantrymen, 700 cavalrymen and artillery, as well as approximately 600 Allied Cherokees and Choctaws as well as White Sticks Creekers.
Jackson sent the cavalry and Native American allies south across the river to face the Red Sticks, while he remained with the infantry north of their camp. On the morning of March 27, Jackson's artillery opened a fire that was maintained for two hours, but the firing did not result in any visible damage to Red Sticks fieldwork. The cavalry and Indians crossed the river and attacked the Red Sticks in the back. The infantry then stormed the front and opened fire on the Red Sticks inside. The battle went on for five hours. About 550 Red Sticks were killed inside the camp, while many others were killed as they tried to flee across the river. Only about 200 Red Sticks soldiers managed to escape and fled to Florida, where they joined the seminoles.
