This guy here with another episode of the History Unplugged Podcast, the Creek War of the

early 1800s in the United States was a series of small battles that massively altered the

course of early American history, but began as an internal conflict among the Creek Indians

spread like a cancer. Creek War of 1813 to 1814 shattered Native American control of the Deep

South and led to the Trail of Tears which the government removed the southeastern Indians from

their homeland. The war also gave Andrew Jackson his first combat leadership role in which he

started as a general in the Tennessee militia and ended with a major general's commission and the

regular army and command of the vast military district that included New Orleans. Jackson gained a

well-eared reputation as a brilliant harsh military commander who keep his army together,

the other reach of a supply chain that others failed, but also incredibly cool. Today's guest is

Peter Cazins, author of a brutal reckoning, Andrew Jackson, the Creek Indians of the epic war for

the American South. We look at the battles themselves, how Cherokee who fought for Andrew Jackson as

an auxiliary unit ended up accidentally winning one of the most important victories and how the Creek

War opened the Deep South to the cotton kingdom, setting the stage for the American Civil War,

and how no single Indian conflict had such a huge impact on the fate of America. Hope you enjoyed

this discussion with Peter Cazins. And one more thing before we get started with this episode,

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