Battle of Lake Okeechobee

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was a major 1837 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that became one of the largest and bloodiest battles of the Second Seminole War.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Lake Okeechobee canonical	1
Lake Okeechobee battle	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	Seminole forces dispersed into the Everglades ⓘ heavy U.S. casualties forced withdrawal ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Lake Okeechobee ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee battle
belligerent	Black Seminoles ⓘ Seminole ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
campaign	Zachary Taylor’s 1837 Florida campaign ⓘ
casualtiesSeminole	dozens killed and wounded (estimated) ⓘ
casualtiesUS	over 100 wounded ⓘ over 25 killed ⓘ
commander	Alligator ⓘ Coacoochee ⓘ Sam Jones ⓘ Zachary Taylor ⓘ
conflict	Second Seminole War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1837-12-25 ⓘ
historicalEra	Second Seminole War ⓘ
legacy	commemorated by historical markers in Florida ⓘ Zachary Taylor’s nickname “Old Rough and Ready” ⓘ surface form: contributed to Zachary Taylor’s national reputation
location	Florida Territory ⓘ near Lake Okeechobee, Florida ⓘ
namedAfter	Lake Mayaimi (historical name of Lake Okeechobee) ⓘ surface form: Lake Okeechobee
notableFor	one of the bloodiest battles of the Second Seminole War ⓘ one of the largest battles of the Second Seminole War ⓘ
partOf	Second Seminole War ⓘ
region	south-central Florida ⓘ
result	Seminole defensive success ⓘ U.S. claimed victory ⓘ tactically inconclusive ⓘ
SeminoleForceStrength	approximately 380 warriors ⓘ
SeminoleTactics	prepared defensive positions in hammock and swamp ⓘ
terrain	swamp and sawgrass ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	frontier warfare ⓘ irregular warfare ⓘ
USCommanderRank	Colonel ⓘ
USForceStrength	approximately 1,000 soldiers ⓘ
USObjective	to engage and defeat Seminole forces in central Florida ⓘ
USUnitsInvolved	1st Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ 4th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ 6th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ Delaware people ⓘ surface form: Delaware volunteers Missouri volunteers ⓘ Tennessee militia ⓘ surface form: Tennessee volunteers friendly Native American scouts ⓘ
year	1837 ⓘ

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Second Seminole War → significantEvent → Battle of Lake Okeechobee ⓘ

Battle of Lake Okeechobee → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Lake Okeechobee ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lake Okeechobee battle