Battle of Okeechobee

GPTKB entity

Properties (61)
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_50_killed
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Okeechobee_Battlefield_Historic_State_Park
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
Osceola
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and art
gptkbp:date December 25, 1837
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Okeechobee_Lake
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Chief_of_the_Shoshone
gptkb:John_E._Wool
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Apache
gptkb:James_Gadsden
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Navajo
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Sioux
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Choctaw
gptkb:William_J._Worth
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Ute
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Hopi
gptkb:Billy_Bowlegs
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Shawnee
gptkb:Sam_Jones
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Cherokee
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Apalachicola
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Pueblo
gptkb:Chief_Bowles
gptkb:Abraham_Eustis
gptkb:Chief_of_the_Chickasaw
gptkb:Coacoochee
Alligator
Osceola
Micanopy
Tustenuggee
Chief of the Creek
Chief of the Iroquois
Chief of the Nez Perce
Chief of the Zuni
Micanopy's wife
David_Twiggs
Osceola's_wife
Tampa_Bay's_Chief
gptkbp:historical_significance Controversial_perspectives_on_U.S._expansionism
gptkbp:historicalContext Conflict over land and resources
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Okeechobee
gptkbp:influence Influenced_U.S._policy_towards_Native_Americans
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Diaries of soldiers involved
Reports_from_U.S._Army_officers
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:outcome Strengthened_U.S._control_over_Florida
gptkbp:partOf Second Seminole War
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee
gptkb:Seminole_Wars
gptkbp:result U.S._victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive_battle_in_the_Second_Seminole_War
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe
gptkbp:tactics Use of artillery and infantry formations
Surprise_attack_by_U.S._forces