Second Seminole War

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:war
gptkbp:aftermath establishment of reservations
Seminoles relocated to Indian Territory
U. S. military strategy changes
increased tensions between U. S. and Native Americans
influence on future U. S. policies towards Native Americans
gptkbp:casualties thousands of Seminoles
over 1,500 U. S. soldiers
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:caused_by gptkb:Indian_Removal_Act
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe
gptkbp:end_date 1842
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Seminole_Tribe
gptkbp:historical_significance longest and costliest Indian war in U. S. history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Seminole War
gptkbp:involved_countries gptkb:Muscogee
gptkb:Seminole
Creek
gptkbp:location gptkb:Florida
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Wiley_Thompson
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:John_T._Sprague
gptkb:Thomas_S._Jesup
gptkb:David_E._Twiggs
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Brooke
gptkb:Battle_of_Wahoo_Swamp
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Withlacoochee
gptkb:Battle_of_Lake_Okeechobee
gptkb:Battle_of_Okeechobee
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Treaty_of_Fort_Gibson
gptkb:Treaty_of_Payne's_Landing
Forced relocation of Seminoles
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Seminole_Wars
gptkbp:primary_source Government documents
Diaries of soldiers
Letters from commanders
Newspaper articles of the time
Official War Reports
gptkbp:result Seminole resistance
increased military presence in Florida
gptkbp:resulted_in Seminole defeat
U. S. control of Florida
gptkbp:start_date 1835
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:fortification
gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
ambushes
hit-and-run attacks
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Andrew_Jackson
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3