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A map of the area south of the Cumberland River to the Gulf of Mexico showing major sites and southwestern operations of the War of 1812, including Nashville (Jackson appointed commander of the Tennessee militia), Fort Mimms (Creek Wars), and New Orleans, site of the final battle of the war.
A documentary history of the War of 1812 on the Gulf Coast, presented in a series of short video segments.
31 sie 2017 · The following maps were developed in conjunction with MAJ Justine Meberg, focusing on the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War and the involvement of women in both conflicts: Milly Francis in the Maskokálgî World; Forced Removal of the Muscogee; New York of Officers and Enlisted Men; Florida and the Second Seminole War; War in Northern Mexico
The first engagement of the British and their Creek allies against the Americans on the Gulf Coast was the 14 September 1814 attack on Fort Bowyer. Captain William Percy tried to take the United States fort, hoping to then move on Mobile and block United States trade and encroachment on the Mississippi.
It should also be noted that the Library of Congress has eleven manuscript maps acquired through the Blair gift that “pertain chiefly to General Jackson’s operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley and the Gulf Coast during the War of 1812 and his campaign against the Creek Indians”
Jackson's Indian and Gulf Campaigns, 1813 to 1818 A map of Andrew Jackson's campaign to fight the British in New Orleans and his Indian removal campaign in East Florida between 1813 and 1818. An inset map shows the Battle of New Orleans. The map also shows the routes taken by the British to and fro...
The Battle of Pensacola, fought from November 7-9, 1814, in Florida, saw American forces under General Andrew Jackson capture the town from the British and Spanish. The victory removed a base of operations for British forces in the region and secured the Gulf Coast for the United States, paving the way for the Battle of New Orleans. Info
