Second Seminole War
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Seminole War canonical | 54 |
| Seminole resistance movement | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Seminole War
ⓘ
United States–Native American conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Florida
ⓘ
surface form:
Territory of Florida
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
Seminole people
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedBySource |
Seminole oral histories
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
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 of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mainBelligerent |
Seminole
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Seminole allies
Florida militia ⓘ Seminole warriors ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States–Native American wars
ⓘ
surface form:
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 (55)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jubal A. Early