Coacoochee

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Coacoochee, also known as Wild Cat, was a prominent Seminole war leader during the Second Seminole War who became renowned for his resistance to U.S. forces and his dramatic escape from imprisonment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American
Seminole leader
military leader
person
alsoKnownAs Wild Cat
associatedWith Indian removal in the United States
Seminole Wars
capturedBy U.S. forces
conflict Second Seminole War
countryOpposed United States
culturalRole symbol of Seminole resistance
deathPlace Mexico
escapeFrom Fort Marion
escapeMethod squeezing through a narrow embrasure
ethnicity Seminole
father Ee-mat-la
King Philip
gender male
hasReputation brave
charismatic leader
resourceful
historicalPeriod 19th century
language Muscogee (Creek)-Seminole languages
laterLife became a leader among Seminoles in Indian Territory
relocated west of the Mississippi River
militaryBranch Seminole warriors
movement Seminole resistance to removal
notableEvent escape from Fort Marion during the Second Seminole War
notableFor dramatic escape from imprisonment
leadership in the Second Seminole War
resistance to United States forces
notedIn 19th-century American frontier histories
U.S. military reports of the Second Seminole War
occupation war chief
opponent General Thomas S. Jesup
U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
participatedIn negotiations with U.S. authorities
placeOfActivity Everglades
Florida
role war leader
tribe Seminole

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