Tupelo in Lee County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Battle of Ackia

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

1. Battle of Ackia Marker

Inscription. Near here, on May 26, 1736, French and Choctaw invaders under Bienville were soundly repulsed by Chickasaws defending the Ackia, Apeony, and Chukafalaya villages. Many French casualties occurred.

Erected 1987 by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, French and Indian. In addition, it is included in the Mississippi State Historical Marker Program series list. A significant historical date for this entry is May 26, 1736.

Location. 34° 14.888′ N, 88° 43.398′ W. Marker is in Tupelo, Mississippi, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Pierce Street and President Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Pierce Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1008 Pierce Street, Tupelo MS 38801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in andspecifically ast Mississippi in the North Mississippi Hills. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Battle of Tupelo (approx. 0.9 miles away); Milam Junior High (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Tupelo (approx. 0.9 miles away); John E. Rankin (approx. one mile away); Lee County Library (approx. one mile away); Home of Private John Allen

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(approx. one mile away); In Commemoration of Hernando De Soto (approx. 1.1 miles away); The Battle of King's Creek / The Campaign to Take Vicksburg (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tupelo.

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Battle of Ackia. (Submitted on April 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Map of the Battle of Ackia image. Click for full size.

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2. Map of the Battle of Ackia

This remarkable map, made only a month after the event, depicts the French attack on the Chickasaw village of Ackia on the afternoon of 26 May 1736.
Legend: A - Village of Ackia which was attacked. B - Fort Tchouka falaya. C - Fort Apeony where the English had a depot. D - Round fortified cabins. E - Rectangular fortified cabins. F - Fortified cabin

Battle of Ackia Marker at intersection of President Avenue & Pierce Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, April 7, 2017

3. Battle of Ackia Marker at intersection of President Avenue & Pierce Street.

Pierce Street Elementary School is in the background

Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,788 times since then and 111 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 14, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.