Chickasaw Wars

Chickasaw Wars
Part of the American Indian Wars
A 1711 map illustrating the position of British-aligned Chickasaw in Mississippi Delta
Date 1721–1763 Location American Southeast Result Chickasaw victory Treaty of Paris
Belligerents
Chickasaw  Great Britain	France Choctaw Quapaw Illini

The Chickasaw Wars were fought in the first half of the 18th century between the Chickasaw allied with the British against the French and their allies the Choctaws, Quapaw, and Illinois Confederation. The Province of Louisiana extended from Illinois to New Orleans, and the French fought to secure their communications along the Mississippi River. The Chickasaw, dwelling in northern Mississippi and western Tennessee, lay across the French path. Much to the eventual advantage of the British and the later United States, the Chickasaw successfully held their ground. The wars came to an end only with the French cession of New France to the British in 1763 according to terms of the Treaty of Paris.