Dade’s Massacre
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Dade’s Massacre was an 1835 ambush by Seminole warriors on U.S. troops in Florida that helped ignite the Second Seminole War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ambush
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massacre ⓘ military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Wahoo Swamp Road
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ⓘ
Dade Battle NERFINISHED ⓘ Dade Massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Black Seminoles
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ⓘ
Seminole NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| cause |
enforcement of Indian Removal policies
ⓘ
resistance to forced removal of Seminoles from Florida ⓘ |
| combatant_US_unit |
Company B, 2nd U.S. Artillery
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ⓘ
Company H, 2nd U.S. Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alligator
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ⓘ
Jumper NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Francis L. Dade NERFINISHED ⓘ Micanopy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedAt | Dade Battlefield Historic State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1835-12-28 ⓘ |
| followedBy | wider U.S. military campaigns in the Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Jacksonian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Sumter County, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near present-day Bushnell, Florida ⓘ |
| memorial | Dade Battlefield Historic State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Major Francis L. Dade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorEvent | increasing tensions between Seminoles and U.S. authorities in Florida ⓘ |
| result | decisive Seminole victory ⓘ |
| route | Fort Brooke to Fort King road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| Seminole_casualties | minimal ⓘ |
| significance |
galvanized U.S. public opinion about the Seminole conflict
ⓘ
helped ignite the Second Seminole War ⓘ |
| state | Florida Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strength_Seminole_forces | approximately 180 warriors ⓘ |
| strength_US_forces | approximately 110 soldiers ⓘ |
| target | U.S. troops marching from Fort Brooke to Fort King ⓘ |
| typeOfAttack | surprise attack ⓘ |
| US_casualties_killed | over 100 ⓘ |
| US_casualties_survivors | 3 ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
muskets
ⓘ
rifles ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
| year | 1835 ⓘ |
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