Born in Corsica, in 1769, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in France to be an engineer and military man. He rose from second lieutenant in the army to general in command for France and Egypt. In 1804 he had crowned himself Emperor of France, and continued war with Britain. His intention was to conquered all of Europe. The wars were named the Napoleonic Wars, and involved Britain, France, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, with France fighting against Britain and everybody else fighting against France. All European ports under the command of Napoleon were closed because of the fear of invasion. Because of this, the Spanish-American trade cut-off made America rely on Britain all the more. America hated this, and started the tries to become independent, which was one of the reasons for the War of 1812. Tecumseh: Tecumseh was a First Nations military leader in the War of 1812. Tecumseh was likely born on the Scioto River, the date being around 1768. His parents were Shawnees who lived in what is now Alabama and …show more content…
The goal was to defeated the Red Sticks, a part of the Creek Natives, and start the end of the Creek War. The US forces with the Native allies, won the battle. The Red Sticks, or Upper Creeks, sided with the British in the War 1812, while the Lower Creeks stayed on the side of the Americans. Tecumseh had been searching for others to help fight, and the Red Sticks joined him. On March 27, 1814, General Andrew Jackson had led 2,600 Americans, 500 Cherokee, and 100 Lower Creeks to fight the Upper Creeks. The battle was a violent one, and with the dead Natives, Jackson 's troops made bridle reins with the Natives skins, conducted a body count by cutting off their noses, and took their clothes for the ladies of Tennessee. In the end, the General had forced the Creeks to sign The Treaty of Fort Jackson. The Creeks had to give up their territory, from what jackson determined needed a sense of