Patriot Army of East Florida

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paramilitary organization rebel militia

The Patriot Army of East Florida was a U.S.-backed rebel militia formed in 1812 to overthrow Spanish rule in East Florida and facilitate its annexation to the United States.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	paramilitary organization ⓘ rebel militia ⓘ
activeIn	1812 ⓘ 1813 ⓘ
alliedWith	United States Army units ⓘ
conflict	East Florida Patriot War NERFINISHED ⓘ Patriot War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of 1812 era frontier conflicts ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dissolvedIn	1813 ⓘ
followedBy	continued U.S. pressure leading to the Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819 ⓘ
formedIn	1812 ⓘ
goal	facilitate annexation of East Florida to the United States ⓘ overthrow Spanish rule in East Florida ⓘ
hasHistoricalContext	American frontier expansion policy ⓘ U.S.–Spanish border tensions in the early 19th century ⓘ
hasObjective	establish a provisional government friendly to the United States ⓘ seize control of East Florida towns and forts ⓘ
ideology	anti-Spanish colonialism ⓘ pro-U.S. expansionism ⓘ
location	East Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ border region between Georgia and East Florida ⓘ
notableFor	attempting to provoke U.S. annexation of East Florida prior to the Adams–Onís Treaty ⓘ being a U.S.-backed filibustering-style expedition against Spanish Florida ⓘ
operationalArea	St. Johns River region NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Florida ⓘ
opposedBy	Seminole and other Native American groups allied with Spain ⓘ Spanish colonial troops ⓘ loyalist inhabitants of East Florida ⓘ
opposedTo	Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonial government of East Florida ⓘ
organizedBy	American settlers in and near East Florida ⓘ sympathizers in Georgia ⓘ
partOf	U.S. efforts to acquire Florida ⓘ
precededBy	earlier U.S. diplomatic efforts to purchase Florida from Spain ⓘ
relatedTo	U.S. expansion into the Southeast ⓘ War of 1812 NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	did not achieve formal annexation of East Florida in 1812 ⓘ failed to permanently overthrow Spanish rule ⓘ
supportedBy	Georgia militia elements ⓘ U.S. frontier officials ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

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Patriot War of East Florida → hasParticipant → Patriot Army of East Florida ⓘ

Patriot War of East Florida → hasMainBelligerent → Patriot Army of East Florida ⓘ