spared, butfought as long as they
could stand or sit.
< )f such fighting stuff did the Creeks prove themselves, against over
whelming numbers, throughout the war. The bodies of nearly two
hundred dead warriors were counted on the field, and the general
reiterates that "not one of the warriors escaped." A number of
women and children were taken prisoners. Nearly every man of the
Creeks had a how with a bundle of arrows, which he used after the
'Drake, Indians, pp. 895-396, 1880; Pickett, Alabama, p, 556, reprint "i 1896.
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first fire with his gun. The American loss was only five killed and
forty-one wounded, which may not include the Indian contingent. 1
White's advance guard, consisting chiefly of the four hundred other
Cherokee under Morgan and Lowrey, reached Tallaseehatchee thesame
evening, only to find it already destroyed. They picked up twenty
wounded Creeks, whom they brought with them to Turkeytown. 5
The next great battle was at Talladega, on the site of the present
town of the same name, in Talladega county. Alabama, on November 9,
1813. Jackson commanded in person with two thousand infantry and
cavalry. Although the Cherokee are not specifically mentioned they
were a part of the army and must have taken part in the engagement.
The town itself was occupied by friendly Creeks, who were besieged
l>y the hostiles, estimated at over one thousand warriors on the out-
side. Here again the battle was simply a slaughter, the odds being
two to one. the Creeks being also without cover, although they fought
.so desperately that at one time the militia was driven back. They
left two