In 1813, there was fighting on two fronts in America: the War of 1812 against the British, and the Creek War against the Creek Indians. In the summer of 1813, the Creeks attacked Fort Mims in Alabama (shown here), killing five hundred men and women. Major General Andrew Jackson mustered twenty-five thousand volunteers in Tennessee and headed south, defeating the Creeks at every encounter. In 1814, the decisive battle was fought at Horseshoe Bend in eastern Alabama. With 2,000 Americans pitted against 800 Indians, the confrontation nevertheless lasted seven hours.