Battle of Ackia
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The Battle of Ackia (uh-KEE-uh) took place on May 26, 1736, near present-day Tupelo, Mississippi. It was part of a struggle for control of the Mississippi River. The French sought to use the river to link their colony of Louisiana with the northern part of New France, but American Indian tribes such as the Chickasaws and the Natchez contested French control of the river valley.
Ackia, a Chickasaw village, was attacked by a force of Frenchmen and Choctaws under the command of the governor of Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville. The Chickasaws, who were allies of the British, successfully repulsed the attack.
The Ackia battleground was made a U.S. National Monument in 1938; it was absorbed into the Natchez Trace Parkway in 1961 and is now called "Chickasaw Village."
See also
- Cotton Gin Port, Mississippi, the location of Bienville's fort
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