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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.
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 ...
The Battle of the Caloosahatchee, also called the Caloosahatchee Massacre, was a battle that took place during the Second Seminole War on July 23, 1839.A large group of Seminole raiders attacked a trading post and U.S. Army encampment along the Caloosahatchee River. [1]
A 2007 historical fiction that takes place around the time of the First and Second Seminole Wars. [165] Distant Drums, A 1951 film starring Gary Cooper. Shot on location in Florida and takes place during the Second Seminole War. [166] Seminole, A 1953 movie starring Rock Hudson and Barbara Hale that takes place during the Second Seminole War. [167]
This conflict culminated with the Dade battle, which many consider the start to the Second Seminole War. Unaware of what had happened to Dade and his column only a few days prior, a U.S. force was dispatched to destroy a Seminole band who were residing at what was called "the Cove," on the southwest side of the Withlacoochee River.
The Battle of Pine Island Ridge was a battle during the Second Seminole War fought on March 22, 1838, at the site of Pine Island Ridge in South Florida. [2] U.S. troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel James Bankhead and Major William Lauderdale attacked a large Seminole village on top of Pine Island Ridge, an island in the Everglades at the time.
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1835 – Second Seminole War begins in Florida as members of the Seminole tribe resist relocation. 1836 – Mexican President Santa Anna's army defeats Texas rebels at Battle of the Alamo; 1836 – Battle of Goliad; 1836 – Santa Anna deposed after losing the Battle of San Jacinto and recognizing Texan independence. 1836 – Creek War of 1836