Ferdinand De Soto, The Discoverer of the Mississippi American Pioneers and Patriots
CHAPTER XV.
_The Dreadful Battle of Mobila._
The Army in Alabama.--Barbaric Pageant.--The Chief of Tuscaloosa.--Native Dignity.--Suspected Treachery of the Chief.--Mobila, its Location and Importance.--Cunning of the Chief.--The Spaniards Attacked.--Incidents of the Battle.--Disastrous Results. 259