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The Seminole Wars (also known as the Florida Wars) were a series of three military conflicts between the United States and the Seminoles that took place in Florida between about 1816 and 1858. The Seminoles are a Native American nation which coalesced in northern Florida during the early 1700s, when the territory was still a Spanish colonial ...
The Second Seminole War, often referred to as the Seminole War, is regarded as "the longest and most costly of the Indian conflicts of the United States". [12] After the Treaty of Payne's Landing in 1832 that called for the Seminoles' removal from Florida, tensions rose until fierce hostilities occurred in Dade's massacre in 1835.
This is a timeline of the U.S. state of Florida. Pre-European 15,405 ... 1855–1858: Third Seminole War; 1855 January 9: Manatee County is established.
Third Seminole War (1855–1858) Part of the Seminole Wars and the American Indian Wars Location: Pensacola, Florida United States: Seminole: US victory. By late 1850s, most Seminoles forced to leave their land; a few hundred remain deep in the Everglades on land unwanted by white settlers; Franklin Pierce (March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1857)
The first United States stockade named Fort Lauderdale was built in 1838, and subsequently was a site of fighting during the Second Seminole War. The fort was abandoned in 1842, after the end of the war, and the area remained virtually unpopulated until the 1890s.
1816–1818: Spanish Florida – First Seminole War: The Seminole Indians, whose area was a haven for escaped slaves and border ruffians, were attacked by troops under General Jackson and General Edmund P. Gaines and pursued into northern Florida. Spanish posts were attacked and occupied, British citizens executed.
Part of the War of 1812: Creek War (1813–14) Part of the War of 1812 United States Choctaw Nation Lower Creeks Cherokee: Red Stick Creek: Treaty of Fort Jackson; First Seminole War (1817–18) United States: Seminole Spanish Florida: Texas–Indian wars (1820–75) Part of the Apache Wars Republic of Texas United States: Comanche: Arikara War ...
This is a timeline of history of the city of Largo, Florida, United States. ... 1817–1818 First Seminole War. 1821 Spain cedes Florida to United States.