Horseshoe Bend National Military Park
IUCN Category III (Natural Monument)
Location	Tallapoosa County, Alabama, USA
Nearest city	Alexander City, AlabamaNearest city: Alexander City, Alabama
Coordinates	32°58′15″N 85°44′18″W / 32.97083°N 85.73833°W / 32.97083; -85.73833Coordinates: 32°58′15″N 85°44′18″W / 32.97083°N 85.73833°W / 32.97083; -85.73833
Area	2,040 acres (8.26 km²)
Established	August 11, 1959 Established: August 11, 1959
Visitors	58,564 (in 2005)
Governing body	National Park Service

Horseshoe Bend National Military Park is a U.S. National Military Park managed by the National Park Service that is the site of the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee militia, aided by the 39th U. S. Infantry Regiment and Cherokee and Upper Creek allies, finally crushed Lower Creek Red Stick resistance at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend on the Tallapoosa River. Jackson's decisive victory at Horseshoe Bend broke the power of the Creek Nation.

This was the site of the last battle of the Creek War on March 27, 1814. General Andrew Jackson's Tennessee militia, aided by the 39th U. S. Infantry Regiment and Cherokee and Creek allies, crushed the Creek Nation's Red Stick resistance at this site on the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Upper Creeks died defending their homeland. This was the largest loss of life for Native Americans in a single battle in the history of United States.^[1]

On August 9, 1814, the Creeks signed the Treaty of Fort Jackson, which ceded 23 million acres (93,000 km²) of land in Alabama and Georgia to the United States government.

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• Official site: Horseshoe Bend National Military Park

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