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A series of cross-border skirmishes escalated into the First Seminole War, when American General Andrew Jackson led an incursion into the territory over Spanish objections. Jackson's forces destroyed several Seminole , Mikasuki and Black Seminole towns, as well as captured Fort San Marcos and briefly occupied Pensacola before withdrawing in 1818.
"The trial of Ambrister during the Seminole War: Florida" (illus. from 1848) The Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident occurred in April 1818 during the First Seminole War when American General Andrew Jackson invaded Spanish Florida and his troops captured two British citizens, Alexander Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister, separately.
In December 1817, Secretary of War John C. Calhoun initiated the First Seminole War by ordering Jackson to lead a campaign "with full power to conduct the war as he may think best". [140] Jackson believed the best way to do this was to seize Florida from Spain once and for all.
March 15 – First Seminole War: Andrew Jackson leads an army into Spanish Florida. April – First Seminole War: Arbuthnot and Ambrister incident – Alexander George Arbuthnot and Robert Ambrister are captured by Andrew Jackson's forces and later executed for aiding the Spanish and the Seminoles.
An American army under Andrew Jackson invaded East Florida during the First Seminole War. Jackson's forces captured San Marcos on 7 April 1818; as well as Fort Barrancas at West Florida's capital, Pensacola, on 24 May 1818. James Monroe's secretary of state, John Quincy Adams, defined the American position on this issue.
In early 1818, Monroe ordered General Andrew Jackson to the Georgia–Florida border to defend against Seminole attacks. Monroe authorized Jackson to attack Seminole encampments in Spanish Florida, but not Spanish settlements themselves. [72] In what became known as the First Seminole War, Jackson crossed over into Spanish territory and ...
This included the 1817–1818 campaign by Andrew Jackson that became known as the First Seminole War, after which the U.S. effectively seized control of Florida; albeit for purposes of lawful government and administration in Georgia and not for the outright annexation of territory for the U.S. Adams said the U.S. had to take control because ...
First Seminole War José Masot ( Spanish : José Masot ), also known as José Fascot , was a senior officer of the Spanish Navy who served as governor of West Florida , subdelegate of the intendant , and superintendent general for an island in the Escambia river , from March 1816 until his deposition in May 1818 by American general Andrew Jackson .