Seminole Wars

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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.

• April 1818: The town of Miccosukee was taken by the U.S. Army.
• 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: 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.
• April 1818: U.S. forces take Fort St. Marks (San Marcos).
• March 1818: The Indian town of Anhaica (today's Tallahassee) was burned by U.S. troops.
• May 1818: American forces under General Andrew Jackson seize the Spanishheld town of Pensacola, effectively ending 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).
• 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.
• March 1818: The Indian town of Anhaica (today's Tallahassee) was burned by U.S. troops.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.