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The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

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Reenactors representing Andrew Jackson's troops fire flintlock muskets

In what would be perhaps one of the most significant battles in the country’s history, on March 27, 1814, Andrew Jackson led his army of 3,300 men to attack Chief Menawa’s 1,000 Red Stick Creek warriors along the banks of the Tallapoosa River. 

The battle lasted more than five hours, ending as night fell over the region. 

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Museum displays.

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Luminaries on the battlefield represent lives lost.

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Jake Tiger, a member of the Seminole and Muscogee Nations, provided stickball demonstrations

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Cannon fire demonstration