The Trans-Appalachian Wars 1790-1818

Much is known about the American Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Relatively little is known about the wars to conquer the Trans-Appalachian West; the area between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. Yet in terms of political ramifications and intrigue military strategies and tactics and interactions between different entities and individuals these campaigns rank high on the scale of complexity and interest. . Just as other wars highlighted great generals; Washington Lee and Grant and memorable battles; Spotsylvania The Bulge and The Persian Gulf Flank Run the Trans-Appalachian Wars had impressive features as well. These wars encompassed the five action phases: The Indian (or Woodland) Wars 1790-1795 The War of 1812 in the Old Northwest 1811-1813 The Creek War 1813-1814 The War of 1812 in the Old Southwest 1814-1815 and The Stabilization of the Gulf Coast 1811-1818. They brought to the fore three great generals; Mad Anthony Wayne William Henry Harrison and Andrew Jackson who fought and won five great battles: The Battle of Fallen Timbers August 20 1794; The Battle of Tippecanoe November 7 1811; The Battle of the Thames October 8 1813; The Battle of Horseshoe Bend March 27 1814; and The Battle of New Orleans January 8 1815.