[1] The main force of 1,800 Virginian volunteers under Colonel William Christian marched southwest passed the Northern Cherokee border, while the Georgians attacked north through the Southern border of Cherokee lands.
[1] The Cherokee were divided in their plan of action, the elders and majority of the nation seeking peace terms from the Colonials, while a rogue faction, composed mostly of younger men, continued its raids and war with the Colonials.
[1] The expedition was met with little resistance as it marched into the heart of Cherokee lands in what is now Tennessee.
It camped near several Cherokee towns and rebuilt abandoned forts to establish a long term presence.
This show of force, although minimal, was enough to discourage further Cherokee raids during the American Revolution.