When the battle of Horseshoe Bend was over in 1814, 750 Creeks lay dead,
while the Americans suffered losses of barely fifty men. Major General
Andrew Jackson moved his army down the Tallapoosa River and set up camp in
the heart of Creek country, at Hickory Ground. Recognizing the futility of
further resistance, many of the Creek leaders came forward to surrender.
Shown here is Red Eagle, one of the leaders of the Fort Mims attack in
1813, meeting wit h Jackson. The battle effectively ended Creek military
power in the South.