The Battle of Taliwa was fought in Ball Ground, Georgia in 1755. The battle was part of a larger campaign of the Cherokee against the Muscogee Creek people. They had 500 warriors led by Oconostota (c. 1710–1783). After their victory, the Cherokees pushed the Muscogee people south from their northern Georgia homelands and began settling in the region. During the war, a Cherokee warrior named Kingfisher was killed, and his wife, Nancy Ward (also known as Nanyehi, c. 1738–c. 1822) joined the battle and led the Cherokee to victory.