Dade’s Battle
E729938
Dade’s Battle was an 1835 ambush in Florida during the Second Seminole War, in which Seminole warriors nearly annihilated a U.S. Army detachment, helping ignite the broader conflict.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ambush
ⓘ
battle ⓘ event in the Second Seminole War ⓘ military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black Seminoles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seminole NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthSeminole | approximately 180 Seminole and Black Seminole warriors ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthUS | approximately 110 U.S. soldiers and officers ⓘ |
| commander |
Alligator
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jumper NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Francis L. Dade NERFINISHED ⓘ Micanopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt | Dade Battlefield Historic State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United States Territory of Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 28 December 1835 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
key early victory for the Seminoles in Florida
ⓘ
one of the opening engagements of the Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Battle of Dade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dade Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
U.S. efforts to remove Seminoles from Florida
ⓘ
enforcement of the Treaty of Payne’s Landing ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
escalation of the Second Seminole War
ⓘ
galvanized U.S. public opinion about the Seminole conflict ⓘ prompted increased U.S. military operations in Florida ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
studied as example of successful ambush tactics in U.S. military history
ⓘ
symbol of Seminole resistance ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
near present-day Bushnell, Florida
ⓘ
territory of Florida ⓘ |
| memorial | Dade Battlefield Historic State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Florida frontier ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Francis L. Dade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
few U.S. survivors
ⓘ
heavy U.S. casualties ⓘ surprise attack on marching U.S. column ⓘ |
| opponentOf | United States government policy of Seminole removal ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Indian removal in the United States
ⓘ
Seminole resistance to removal ⓘ Treaty of Payne’s Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
decisive Seminole victory
ⓘ
near annihilation of U.S. Army detachment ⓘ |
| SeminoleCasualtiesKilled | relatively light ⓘ |
| USCasualtiesKilled | over 100 ⓘ |
| year | 1835 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.