Destruction of Negro Fort

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Destruction_of_Negro_Fort
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Negro_Fort
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:casualties over 270 killed (fort defenders)
very few US casualties
gptkbp:cause US desire to eliminate a refuge for escaped slaves
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Seminole
gptkb:Black_Seminoles
escaped slaves
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Garçon
gptkb:Lt._Col._Duncan_L._Clinch
gptkbp:date July 27, 1816
gptkbp:explosionCause hit fort's powder magazine
gptkbp:explosiveUsed hot shot cannonball
gptkbp:followedBy further US incursions into Florida
gptkbp:fortAbandonedBy gptkb:British_forces
gptkbp:fortName gptkb:Negro_Fort
gptkbp:fortOccupiedBy gptkb:Black_Seminoles
escaped slaves
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Destruction of Negro Fort
gptkbp:location gptkb:Apalachicola_River,_Spanish_Florida
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:First_Seminole_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:War_of_1812
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Seminole_Wars
history of slavery in the United States
gptkbp:result Death of most occupants
Destruction of the fort
gptkbp:significance major blow to Black Seminole community
precursor to US acquisition of Florida
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_Seminole_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5