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Name: Seminole Wars

Type: Event

Start: 1818 AD

End: 1855 AD

Parent: American-Indian Wars

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Were a series of three military conflicts between the United States and the Seminoles that took place in Florida between about 1816 and 1858.

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1. First Seminole War


Was the first of a series of three conflicts between the Seminoles and the United States that took place in Florida.

1.1.Jackson invades Florida

Was a U.S. military campaign during the First Seminole War.

  • March 1818: The Indian town of Anhaica (today's Tallahassee) was burned by U.S. troops.
  • April 1818: U.S. forces take Fort St. Marks (San Marcos).
  • May 1818: American forces under General Andrew Jackson seize the Spanishheld town of Pensacola, effectively ending the First Seminole War.
  • March 1818: US General Andrew Jackson's army entered Florida, marching down the banks of the Apalachicola River. When they reached the site of the Negro Fort, Jackson had his men construct a new fort, Fort Gadsden.
  • April 1818: The town of Miccosukee was taken by the U.S. Army.

  • 2. Second Seminole War


    Was the second of a series of three conflicts between the Seminoles and the United States that took place in Florida.

    3. Third Seminole War


    Was the last of a series of three conflicts between the Seminoles and the United States that took place in Florida.


    Selected Sources


  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.288
  • Fredriksen, J.C. (2010): Chronology of American Military History - Volume 1, Facts On File, p.289
  • Missall, John and Mary Lou Missall. 2004. The Seminole Wars: America's Longest Indian Conflict. University Press of Florida. pp. 39–40.
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