Second Seminole War (23 dic 1835 año – 14 agos 1843 año)

Descripción:

A second conflict between the US and the Seminole tribe of Florida. After the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830, the Seminole resisted relocation, creating tension between the two groups that broke in 1835, where a band of Seminole led by Osceola ambushed two American companies marching to Fort King and killed all but three whites. The attack was known as the Dade Massacre. On the same day, Osceola led a force that killed seven outside Fort King, including General Wiley Thompson. The Seminole continued to raid US settlements around Florida in 18353 and 1836. The US Army was rather small at the time, with only 7500 soldiers, while the Seminole were experienced and frequently engaged in guerrilla warfare. In 1836, Major General Thomas Jesup was charged with ending the war. He turned it into a war of attrition, gathering a force of 9000 men and gradually wearing the Seminole down. On December 25, 1637, Colonel Zachary Taylor led a force of 800 against the Seminole's 400 in the Battle of Lake Okeechobee. The Seminole suffered few casualties, but were forced to retreat. A similar scene played out in the Battle of Loxahatchee, where sailors and soldiers led by Navy Lieutenant Levin Powell were forced to retreat after a large group of Seminole showed up. Jesup led a force of 1500 that successfully defeated the Seminole. Loxahatchee was the last major battle, with the next four years being mostly minor engagements. By 1842 a few thousand Seminole had been relocated to the Creek reservation, with only 300 Seminole left in Florida. A few hundred Seminole were allowed to stay on an informal reservation in Southern Florida (shown in the picture)

Deaths:
1600 American troops
3000 Seminole

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