Brigadier General Ferdinand Claiborne, a militia commander…

September 1813 CE

Brigadier General Ferdinand Claiborne, a militia commander in the Mississippi Territory, is concerned about the weakness of his sector on the western border of the Creek territory, and advocates preemptive strikes, but Major General Thomas Flournoy, Commander of 7th Military District, refuses his requests.

He intends to carry out a defensive American strategy.

Meanwhile, settlers in this region seek refuge in blockhouses.

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Mount Vernon Mobile Alabama United States View →

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Muscogee, or Creek, people (Amerind tribe) View → Yuchi (Amerind tribe) View → West Florida View → Spanish Florida View → South Carolina, State of (U.S.A.) View → Mississippi, Territory of (U.S.A.) View → United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, (first) Empire of View → Spain, Bonapartist Kingdom of View →

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Napoleonic Wars View → Tecumseh's War View → 1812, War of View → Creek War View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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