Battle of Lake Okeechobee

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_U.S._military_presence_in_Florida
gptkbp:casualties U.S._forces:_26_killed,_112_wounded
Seminole_forces:_estimated_100_killed
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Florida
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
Osceola
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date December 25, 1837
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Richard_K._Call
gptkb:John_E._Wool
gptkb:William_J._Worth
gptkb:Billy_Bowlegs
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:Thomas_S._Jesup
gptkb:James_H._Carleton
gptkb:Abraham_Eustis
gptkb:Tampa_Bay_Seminoles
Alligator
Osceola
Micanopy
Tustenuggee
Chakaika
Micanopy's warriors
Cacique
U.S._Army_soldiers
Seminole_leaders
David_E._Twiggs
Cohune
gptkbp:historical_significance Controversial_due_to_treatment_of_Native_Americans
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_U.S._efforts_to_remove_Native_Americans_from_Florida
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lake Okeechobee
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Reports_by_U.S._Army_officers
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_U.S._military_strategies_in_Native_American_conflicts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lake_Okeechobee
gptkbp:outcome Forced_Seminole_retreat
gptkbp:partOf Second Seminole War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Loxahatchee_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Okeechobee_Swamp
Battle of Wahoo Swamp
Battle of Fort Brooke
gptkbp:result U.S._victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive_battle_in_the_Second_Seminole_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_Florida_territory
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe
gptkbp:tactics Surprise_attack_by_U.S._forces