Third Seminole War

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United States–Native American conflict war

The Third Seminole War was a mid-19th-century conflict in Florida between the United States and the remaining Seminole people, aimed at forcing their removal from the region.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Third Seminole War canonical	7
Third Florida War	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States–Native American conflict ⓘ war ⓘ
aimedAt	forced removal of Seminoles from Florida ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Third Seminole War ⓘ surface form: Third Florida War
approximateEndYear	1858 ⓘ
approximateStartYear	1855 ⓘ
belligerent	Seminole ⓘ surface form: Seminole people United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
conflictBetween	Seminole ⓘ surface form: Seminole people United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1858 ⓘ
followedBy	end of major Seminole–U.S. armed conflicts in Florida ⓘ
follows	Second Seminole War ⓘ
hasCause	U.S. policy of Indian removal ⓘ encroachment of white settlers on Seminole lands ⓘ pressure to remove remaining Seminoles from Florida ⓘ
hasParticipant	Florida militia ⓘ Seminole ⓘ surface form: Seminole warriors United States Army ⓘ
historicalRegion	Antebellum period ⓘ surface form: Antebellum United States
legalContext	U.S. Indian removal policy ⓘ
location	Florida ⓘ
mainTheater	Everglades ⓘ South Florida ⓘ
notableFor	being the last of the Seminole Wars ⓘ guerrilla warfare in the Everglades ⓘ
opponent	Seminole ⓘ surface form: Seminole people United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
partOf	United States–Native American wars ⓘ surface form: American Indian Wars Seminole Wars ⓘ history of Florida ⓘ history of the Seminole people ⓘ
precededBy	Second Seminole War ⓘ
result	defeat of Seminole resistance ⓘ further removal of Seminoles to Indian Territory ⓘ small number of Seminoles remaining in Florida ⓘ
significantCommander	Billy Bowlegs ⓘ Thomas Jesup ⓘ William S. Harney ⓘ
startTime	1855 ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-19th century ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Seminole War → followedBy → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Seminole → involvedIn → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Seminole Wars → hasPart → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Black Seminoles → conflict → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Third Seminole War → alsoKnownAs → Third Seminole War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Third Florida War

Florida Territory → significantEvent → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Edmund Kirby Smith → servedIn → Third Seminole War ⓘ

Edward Otho Cresap Ord → conflict → Third Seminole War ⓘ