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Map of Cockpit Point Battlefield core and study areas by the American Battlefield Protection Program. The Battle of Cockpit Point, the Battle of Freestone Point, or the Battle of Shipping Point, took place on January 3, 1862, in Prince William County, Virginia, as part of the blockade of the Potomac River during the American Civil War.
Battle of Hampton Roads, Virginia. The famous Battle of Hampton Roads took place off Sewells Point in Hampton Roads on March 8–9, 1862. USS Monitor of the Union Navy faced CSS Virginia of the Confederate States Navy. The battle, which was inconclusive, is chiefly significant in naval history as the first battle between two powered, ironclad ...
There is no consensus about the beginning and ending dates for the First Seminole War. The U.S. Army Infantry indicates that it lasted from 1814 until 1819. [80] The U.S. Navy Naval Historical Center gives dates of 1816–1818. [36] Another Army site dates the war as 1817–1818. [81]
Pages in category "Battles of the Seminole Wars" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
Milford Battlefield is situated in Overall, Virginia in Warren County and Page County, Virginia. It was the site of a battle on September 22–24 during the Valley campaigns of 1864 in the American Civil War. [3] The site is located on property now privately owned.
Culpeper Battlefields State Park is a state park in Culpeper County, Virginia. The park was authorized for creation by Governor Glenn Youngkin on June 21, 2022 and officially dedicated on June 8, 2024. Many of the sites are already protected by other land preservation organizations.
The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was one of the major battles of the Seminole Wars. It was fought between 1,000 U.S. Army troops of the 1st, 4th, and 6th Infantry Regiments and 132 Missouri Volunteers under the command of Colonel Zachary Taylor , and about 400 Seminole warriors led by chiefs Abiaka , Billy Bowlegs , and Wild Cat on 25 December 1837.
Francis Langhorne Dade (February 22, 1792 – December 28, 1835) was a United States Army officer who served in the War of 1812 and the Seminole Wars. Dade was killed in a battle with Seminole Indians that came to be known as the " Dade Massacre ".