From North American Forts-- Alabama.
FORT HULL
Georgia state militia fort on the Federal Road, 5 miles southeast of Tuskegee, Alabama.
CAMP DEFIANCE
1794, 1814 in Macon County.
The site is located on the Calabee Creek, 48 miles from the Chattahoochee River.
The Georgia state militia abandoned and destroyed the original post in 1794. The site was later used by Georgia militia under General John Floyd in the 1814 Creek War as a subpost of Fort Hull.
Red Stick Creeks attacked the post in January 1814.
Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Monday, May 1, 2017
Georgia's General John Floyd-- Part 5: Battle of Calabee Creek
By early January 1814, Floyd had replenished rations, firearms and artillery and he took 1500 men along the federal Road into Creek territory. Forty-nine miles west of Fort Mitchell he constructed Fort Hull as a supply base.
He then advanced to Calabee Creek (Chalibee) and constructed Camp Defiance.
On January 27, 1814, at the Battle of Calabee Creek (also referred to as the Battle of Camp Defiance) he fended off a predawn attack by over 1300 Indian warriors and was helped by friendly Lower Creek Indians.
For this, John Floyd was promoted to the rank of major general.
After the war ended, he was sent to protect Savannah from a possible British attack and later was one of three men appointed to survey the Florida-Georgia line.
Hey, There Is a Country Act Called That. --Brock-Perry
He then advanced to Calabee Creek (Chalibee) and constructed Camp Defiance.
On January 27, 1814, at the Battle of Calabee Creek (also referred to as the Battle of Camp Defiance) he fended off a predawn attack by over 1300 Indian warriors and was helped by friendly Lower Creek Indians.
For this, John Floyd was promoted to the rank of major general.
After the war ended, he was sent to protect Savannah from a possible British attack and later was one of three men appointed to survey the Florida-Georgia line.
Hey, There Is a Country Act Called That. --Brock-Perry
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