De Soto Defeated by Chickasaw Tribe
Brad LiebThe Chickasaws quickly earned a valuable reputation as a "ferocious" tribe with the European explorers after their surprise attack on de Soto and his men in 1541. It was a grievous blow to the Spanish, as de Soto was nearly killed in the clash, and the Spanish lost a good portion of their supplies.
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