Seminole warrior vs US soldier : Second Seminole War 1835-42
Field, Ron2022
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During the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi, the US government sent troops to bring Florida under federal control, marking the beginning of the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, troops led by Major Francis Langhorne Dade were ambushed and massacred en route to Fort King. Two years of guerrilla warfare ensued, as the Seminoles evaded the US forces sent to defeat them. Ordered to hunt down the Seminoles, a US force led by Colonel Zachary Taylor incurred heavy losses at the battle of Lake Okeechobee (December 25, 1837), but the Seminoles were forced to withdraw.
Main title:
Seminole warrior vs US soldier : Second Seminole War 1835-42 / Ron Field ; illustrated by Adam Hook.
Author:
Field, Ron, authorHook, Adam, illustrator
Imprint:
Oxford : Osprey Publishing, 2022.
Collation:
80 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series title:
Combat ; 61.
ISBN:
9781472846884 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
973.57
Language:
English
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BRN:
2531609
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