The French were crushed, and d'Artaguiette was killed.

Bienville remained unaware of d'Artaguiette's disaster. On May 26, 1736, he and his army of 1200 French and Choctaw were repulsed in an attack on the fortified Chickasaw village of Ackia in present-day south Tupelo. Bienville returned to Mobile and New Orleans in disgrace.

Campaign of 1739

Bienville was instructed to try again. This time he obtained heavy siege equipment, and assembled his forces at Fort de l'Assumption on

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