Fort Williams
Fort Williams
Fort Williams was a supply depot built in early 1814 in preparation for the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. It was located in Alabama on the southeast shore where Cedar Creek met the Coosa River, near Talladega Springs. The original site was submerged under Lay Lake with the 1914 construction of the Lay Dam 14 miles downstream.
The Creek Indian War, a part of the War of 1812, was fought largely within the boundaries of present-day Alabama. Andrew Jackson of Tennessee became a military hero as a consequence of his campaigns fought in Alabama culminating in the Battle of New Orleans January 08, 1815
July 27, 1813: Battle of Burnt Corn Creek
August 30, 1813: Fort Mims Massacre
November 3, 1813: Battle of Tallushatchee
November 9, 1813: Battle of Talladega
November 12, 1813: The Canoe Fight
November 18, 1813: Hillabee Massacre
November 29, 1813: Battle of Autosse
December 23, 1813: Battle of Holy Ground (Econochaca)
January 22, 1814: Battle of Emuckfau Creek