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Dade Monument, St. Augustine National Cemetery The Dade battle (often called the Dade massacre) was an 1835 military defeat for the United States Army.. Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830 the U.S. was attempting to force the Seminoles to move away from their land in Florida provided by the Treaty of Moultrie Creek (following the American annexation of Spanish Florida see the Adams-Onis ...
A map of the process of Indian Removal, 1830–1838. Oklahoma is depicted in light yellow-green. In 1830, a group of Indian nations collectively referred to as the "Five Civilized Tribes" (the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations), were living autonomously in what would later be termed the American Deep South.
With 112 men from the 4th Infantry and 2nd and 3rd Artillery, Dade tried unsuccessfully to fight off an ambush orchestrated by Osceola, chief of the Seminoles. The unit fought valiantly to the last man. All but two men perished and these were seriously wounded. This event is known as the “Dade Massacre”.
Creek Indians Snake Government vs. Local Citizens, 8th Cavalry Regiment U.S. Army, 1st Regiment Oklahoma National Guard. [37] [38] Green Corn Rebellion: August 2–3, 1917 Pontotoc County: World War I: 3 Tenant farmers vs. Local authorities [39] Tulsa Race Massacre: May 31 – June 1, 1921 Tulsa County: 39 White citizens vs. Black citizens [40 ...
In 1868, the U.S. carried out a surprise attack on Cheyenne families near the Washita River. The land is now a national historic site.
The Dade Battlefield Society is a non-profit organization created to preserve the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site. [72] It was created on June 8, 1987, [73] to raise public awareness of Dade's Massacre. Since the creation of the organization, the Dade Battlefield Society has sponsored the annual reenactment of Dade's massacre.
The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in which survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre sought reparations for actions taken against their community. The vote was 8-1 ...
The battle (sometimes called the Dade massacre) was an 1835 military defeat for the United States Army and is often recognized as the beginning of the Second Seminole War. [8] The U.S. attempted to force the Seminoles to move away from their land in Florida and relocate to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.