:the people who lost the most in the war of 1812 were the a little over a decade after the war ended, the no longer had any homeland in georgia. they ceded much of their land to the united states after losing the battle of horseshoe bend to american troops in 1814. chief william agreed to sell the rest of the tribal land in the treaty of indian springs. he lost his life as a result of his decision. the path to removal for the was different. they did not fight against americans on the battlefield. they established a capitol at they had a government based on a modeled on the one written in 1787 in philadelphia. they could read and write in their own language and published a newspaper, named the cherokee but in the end, they lost their land. when was discovered near dahlonega, georgia, in native american territory, white settlers rushed to the