What the records say
- When
- 1755
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 34.34° N, 84.38° W
- Description
- 1755 battle between Cherokee and Chickasaw forces in present-day Georgia, United States
Battle of Taliwa
1755 battle between Cherokee and Chickasaw forces in present-day Georgia, United States
The Battle of Taliwa was fought in Ball Ground, Georgia, in 1755. The battle was part of a larger campaign of the Cherokee against the Muscogee Creek people, where a contingent of 500 Cherokee warriors led by war chief Oconostota defeated the Muscogee Creek people and pushed them south from their northern Georgia homelands, allowing the Cherokee to begin settling in the region.
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