| Chickasaw Campaign of 1736 |
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| Part of the Chickasaw Wars |
| Date | February 28 – March 25, 1736 |
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| Location | |
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| Result |
Chickasaw victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Chickasaw |
France |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Mingo Ouma |
Pierre d'Artaguette |
| Strength |
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Perhaps 200 Chickasaw, and some Natchez warriors, a few British fur traders |
130 French regulars and militia, of which 30 were left behind to guard supplies; 38 Iroquois; 28 Quapaw; and 300 Miami and Illinois warriors |
| Casualties and losses |
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Reportedly 50 casualties |
Most of the French killed or captured, Iroquois and Quapaw heavily engaged |
The Chickasaw Campaign of 1736 (February 28 – March 25, 1736), also known as the First Chickasaw War, consisted of two pitched battles by the French and allies against Chickasaw fortified villages in present-day Northeast Mississippi. Under the overall direction of the governor of Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, a force from Upper Louisiana attacked Ogoula Tchetoka on March 25, 1736. A second force from Lower Louisiana attacked Ackia on May 26, 1736. Both attacks were bloodily repulsed (see Atkinson, 2004).