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Bienville Attacks Ackia, the Longtown Cluster

Brad Lieb

Under pressure from Choctaw guides with their own agenda, Bienville ordered an attack on the Chickasaw Longtown Cluster of villages.

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The Chickasaws: The Firing Line Was "Like Blackbirds"

Brad Lieb

An Iroquois Indian who escaped during the attack on Ogoula Tchetoka later described the advancing Chickasaw firing line “like blackbirds."

2m

The French Leader Bienville

Richard Green

• Historic Figures

The French explorer who later became the Governor of French Louisiana, Bienville, was the highest-ranking European who learned the Chickasaw language.

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Battle of Ackia: The French Plan to Crush the Chickasaws

Brad Lieb

The Chickasaws had become a thorn in the side of the French, who often found their boats of supplies and goods for trading attacked and pillaged.