Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . the 29th, and was succeeded by a fierce contest ofthree hours duration. The enemy were entirely de-feated, and forced to abandon their town, leaving twohundred warriors dead upon the field. Four hundredhouses were burnt to the ground, and the whole wasaccomplished with a loss of only eleven men. On the 182 ECCANACHACA BURNT. first of January, 1814, General Jackson received infor-mation of another brilliant victory, gained by GeneralClaiborne. On the 23d of December, that officer at-tacked Eccanachaca, or the Holy Ground, an Indianmilitary depot, situated on t
Pictorial life of Andrew Jackson . the 29th, and was succeeded by a fierce contest ofthree hours duration. The enemy were entirely de-feated, and forced to abandon their town, leaving twohundred warriors dead upon the field. Four hundredhouses were burnt to the ground, and the whole wasaccomplished with a loss of only eleven men. On the 182 ECCANACHACA BURNT. first of January, 1814, General Jackson received infor-mation of another brilliant victory, gained by GeneralClaiborne. On the 23d of December, that officer at-tacked Eccanachaca, or the Holy Ground, an Indianmilitary depot, situated on the Alabama river. Theprophets, Weatherford, Francis, and Sinquister, resi-ded at this town. The enemy were driven from theirpost, losing about forty warriors, and the town wasreduced to ashes. Another village, eight miles distant,was destroyed on the following day. These victories struck terror into the ranks of theenemy, and by inspiring the militia with confidence inthemselves, materially contributed to the
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