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This engrossing study investigates the tactics, weapons, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and US soldiers who fought three key battles during the epic struggle for control of Florida.
During the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi, the US government sent troops to bring Florida under federal control, marking the beginning of the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, troops led by Major Francis Langhorne Dade were ambushed and massacred en route to Fort King. Two years of guerrilla warfare ensued, as the Seminoles evaded the US forces sent to defeat them. Ordered to hunt down the Seminoles, a US force led by Colonel Zachary Taylor incurred heavy losses at the battle of Lake Okeechobee (December 25, 1837), but the Seminoles were forced to withdraw. At the battle of the Loxahatchee River (January 24, 1838), forces led by Major General Thomas S. Jesup encountered a large group of Seminoles and met them with overwhelming numbers and greater firepower. Despite their stubborn efforts to resist the US military, the Seminoles were defeated and Florida became a state of the Union in 1845. This fully illustrated study assesses the forces fighting on both sides, casting light on the tactics, weaponry, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and their US opponents during the Second Seminole War.
This engrossing study investigates the tactics, weapons, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and US soldiers who fought three key battles during the epic struggle for control of Florida.
During the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi, the US government sent troops to bring Florida under federal control, marking the beginning of the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, troops led by Major Francis Langhorne Dade were ambushed and massacred en route to Fort King. Two years of guerrilla warfare ensued, as the Seminoles evaded the US forces sent to defeat them. Ordered to hunt down the Seminoles, a US force led by Colonel Zachary Taylor incurred heavy losses at the battle of Lake Okeechobee (December 25, 1837), but the Seminoles were forced to withdraw. At the battle of the Loxahatchee River (January 24, 1838), forces led by Major General Thomas S. Jesup encountered a large group of Seminoles and met them with overwhelming numbers and greater firepower. Despite their stubborn efforts to resist the US military, the Seminoles were defeated and Florida became a state of the Union in 1845. This fully illustrated study assesses the forces fighting on both sides, casting light on the tactics, weaponry, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and their US opponents during the Second Seminole War.
Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series.
Introduction
The Opposing Sides
Dade's Massacre, December 28, 1835
Lake Okeechobee, or Big Water, December 25, 1837
The Loxahatchee River, or Turtle River, January 24, 1838
Analysis
Aftermath
Orders of Battle
Select Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472846884 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472846885 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Field, Ron |
| Illustrator: | Hook, Adam |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 245 x 180 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ron Field |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series.
Introduction
The Opposing Sides
Dade's Massacre, December 28, 1835
Lake Okeechobee, or Big Water, December 25, 1837
The Loxahatchee River, or Turtle River, January 24, 1838
Analysis
Aftermath
Orders of Battle
Select Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Genre: | Geschichte |
| Rubrik: | Geisteswissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781472846884 |
| ISBN-10: | 1472846885 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Field, Ron |
| Illustrator: | Hook, Adam |
| Hersteller: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Maße: | 245 x 180 x 7 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Ron Field |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 20.01.2022 |
| Gewicht: | 0,262 kg |
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