Florida militia
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The Florida militia was a volunteer military force composed largely of local settlers and territorial residents that played a central role in fighting against the Seminole people during the Second Seminole War in the 1830s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Florida militia canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
militia
ⓘ
volunteer military force ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1842 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1835 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Territory of Florida authorities
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ |
| armedWith |
muskets
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ sidearms ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under territorial and federal military authorities ⓘ |
| composition |
local settlers
ⓘ
territorial residents ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| duty |
defense of settlements
ⓘ
participation in offensive campaigns against Seminole groups ⓘ patrol and scouting operations ⓘ |
| engagementType |
counterinsurgency operations
ⓘ
frontier warfare ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | various forts and posts in Florida Territory ⓘ |
| governedBy |
laws of the Territory of Florida
ⓘ
militia laws of the United States ⓘ |
| historicalContext | United States expansion into Florida ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| legacy | part of the broader history of U.S.–Seminole conflicts ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
short-term enlistments
ⓘ
variable training and discipline ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Florida Territory ⓘ |
| organizationalForm |
battalions
ⓘ
companies ⓘ regiments ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
campaigns in north Florida
ⓘ
campaigns in south Florida wetlands ⓘ skirmishes in central Florida ⓘ |
| primaryMission | protect settlers from Seminole attacks ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents |
Seminole
ⓘ
surface form:
Seminole people
|
| recruitmentBasis | local volunteer enlistment ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | removal of Seminole people from Florida ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian Removal policy of the United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Indian removal policy
|
| role | fought against Seminole people ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | support regular army operations ⓘ |
| supportedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Florida ⓘ |
| type |
irregular forces
ⓘ
mounted volunteers ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.