The Georgia Volunteer Army and state militia…
November 1813 CE
The news of Fort Mims had first reached Georgia on September 16, and had been taken as legal grounds to begin a military offensive.
In addition, Benjamin Hawkins had written to Floyd on September 30 that the Red Stick war party had "received 25 small guns" at Pensacola.
The immediate concern of the force is the defense of Georgia's "Indian Line", separating Indian territory from U.S. territory at the Ocmulgee River.
The proximity of Jasper and Jones counties to hostile Creek towns had resulted in a regiment of Georgia volunteer militia under Major General David Adams.
John Floyd has been made General of the main Georgia army (in September 1812 numbering two thousand three hundred and sixty-two men).
The Georgia Army is aided by Cherokee and independent Creek allies as well as a number of Georgia volunteer militia.
Floyd's task is to advance to the junction of the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers and join the Army of Tennessee.
Due to the state's failure to secure supplies early enough in the year, Floyd had gained a few months to train and drill the men at Fort Hawkins.
On November 24, General Floyd had crossed the Chattahoochee and established Fort Mitchell, where he was joined by three hundred to four hundred Creek from Coweta, organized under McIntosh.
With these allies and nine hundred and fifty of his men, Floyd had begun his advance towards the juncture of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers, where he is supposed to rendezvous with Jackson.
His first target is the major town of Autosse on the Tallapoosa River, a Red Stick stronghold only twenty miles from the Coosa River.
On November 29, he attacks Autossee.
Floyd's losses are eleven killed and fifty-four wounded.
Floyd estimates that two hundred Creek have been killed.
Having achieved the destruction of the town, Floyd returns to Fort Mitchell.
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