Battle In The Horseshoe
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Transcription: by Darryl D. Bush
"The Battle in the Horseshoe" is an American breakdown in 4/4 time and F major.<br> It celebrates the Battle of Horseshoe Bend.<br> The battle (also known as Tohopeka, Cholocco Litabixbee, or<br> The Horseshoe) was fought during the War of 1812 in the Mississippi Territory,<br> in a region that is now central Alabama.<br> On March 27, 1814, United States forces and Indian allies (the Lower Creek, Cherokee<br> and Choctaw Indians) under Major General Andrew Jackson defeated the Red Sticks,<br> the Upper Creek part of the Creek Indian tribe who opposed American expansion,<br> effectively ending the Creek War. <br> The tune was recorded by Mike Seeger on Southern Banjo Styles (1998).<br>
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