Second Seminole War

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Seminole War United States–Native American conflict war

The Second Seminole War was a prolonged 19th-century conflict in Florida between the United States and the Seminole people, fought largely over resistance to forced relocation from their ancestral lands.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Seminole War → United States–Native American conflict → war →
appliesToJurisdiction	Territory of Florida → United States federal government →
commander	Alexander Macomb → Alligator → Duncan L. Clinch → Jumper → Micanopy → Osceola → Thomas S. Jesup → Winfield Scott → Zachary Taylor →
conflictBetween	Black Seminoles → Seminole people → United States →
describedBySource	Seminole oral histories → U.S. Army historical records →
endTime	1842 →
followedBy	Third Seminole War →
hasCause	Indian Removal policy of the United States → Treaty of Payne’s Landing → U.S. desire to end Seminole harboring of escaped enslaved people → U.S. efforts to enforce removal to Indian Territory → disputes over land rights in Florida → resistance to forced relocation of Seminoles →
locatedIn	Florida → United States →
mainBelligerent	Black Seminole allies → Florida militia → Seminole warriors → United States Army → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
partOf	Indian Wars → Seminole Wars →
precededBy	First Seminole War →
result	U.S. victory → forced removal of most Seminoles from Florida → heavy casualties on both sides → large U.S. financial cost → survival of a small Seminole population in the Florida Everglades →
significantEvent	Battle of Lake Okeechobee → Battle of Wahoo Swamp → Battle of Withlacoochee → Dade massacre → Fort Mellon engagements → capture of Osceola under a flag of truce →
startTime	1835 →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Francis L. Dade → Zachary Taylor →	conflict
First Seminole War →	followedBy
Jacksonian era →	hasPart
Seminole →	involvedIn
Indian Removal policy of the United States →	keyEvent
United States–Native American wars →	notableSubconflict
Winfield Scott →	participantIn
William Tecumseh Sherman →	servedIn
Fort Pickens →	usedDuring