Event record · battle
Mississippi Territory · Gulf
Fort Mims attack
30 August 1813
Red Stick warriors overrun Fort Mims; mass death drives American mobilization in the Creek War.
Participants
- Red Stick warriors
- Fort Mims defenders
- Muscogee and mixed-ancestry families
Outcome
The fortified settlement was overrun with heavy loss of life.
Why it matters
The attack accelerated American mobilization while obscuring the Creek War's character as a Muscogee civil conflict.
Location evidence
30.980, -87.780 · site precision
Coordinates locate the named site, city, or broad region; they do not reconstruct unit movements.
Where it sits in the story
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Evidence behind this event
- Creek War in the SoutheastNational Park Service · campaign overview
Muscogee civil conflict, United States intervention, and regional expansion.