Creek War

American  

noun

U.S. History.

1. an uprising in 1813–14 of the Creek Indians against settlers in Alabama: frontier militia from Tennessee, Georgia, and Mississippi under Andrew Jackson helped defeat the Creek, who ceded two-thirds of their land to the U.S.

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Example Sentences

This was an inciting incident in the Creek War, a conflict that unfolded within the larger context of the War of 1812.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

As Cozzens explains, these Native allies were often key players in both the strategizing and the fighting of the Creek War.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

While the Creek War has received more attention in academic circles in recent years, it is still a largely forgotten episode in American history for the reading public.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

“A Brutal Reckoning” is a powerful reminder that the “age of Jackson” did not begin with the Battle of New Orleans, but rather with the Creek War.

From Washington Post • Apr. 26, 2023

Temptation to action grew; and when, in October, three thousand Tennessee troops arrived under one of the subordinate officers in the recent Creek War, longer hesitation seemed a sign of weakness.

From The Reign of Andrew Jackson by Ogg, Frederic Austin