What the records say
- When
- 1839
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 29.88° N, 98.49° W
- Description
- July 15-16, 1839, battle in the Cherokee War
Placed at the middle of the other battles of Texas–Indian Wars.
Battle of the Neches
1839 battle of the Cherokee War
The Battle of the Neches, the main engagement of the Cherokee War of 1838–1839, took place on 15–16 July in 1839 in what is now the Redland community. It resulted from the Córdova Rebellion and Texas President Mirabeau Bonaparte Lamar's determination to remove the Cherokee people from Texas. Many Cherokee had migrated there from the American Southeast to avoid being forced to Indian Territory.
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