The Early Republic at War

Florida

16 Seminole Wars and War of 1812 engagements documented in Florida, drawn from the federal battlefield survey and the historical record.

Alonzo Chappel, The Battle of Tippecanoe. Public domain.
16
Engagements
1814 to 1839
Years

Where these engagements were fought

15 of the 16 could be placed to a location and appear on the map; the remaining 1 are recorded without a precise point. Select a marker to see the engagement.

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Red markers are surveyed battlefields with a mapped boundary; navy markers are point-located engagements. Select a marker to open its page.

Notable engagements

EngagementYearOutcomeForces or losses
Battle of Pensacola (1814)1814American victoryAmerican:; 7 killed and 11 wounded vs Spanish:; 14 killed…
Battle of Fort Peter1815British victory3 killed; 5 wounded vs 1 killed; 4 wounded; 9 missing; 8…
Battle of Withlacoochee1835American victory4 killed; 59 wounded vs Unknown
Dade battle1835Seminole victory3 killed ; 5 wounded vs 108 killed ; 1 wounded
Dade Massacre1835Seminole victory3 killed ; 5 wounded vs 108 killed ; 1 wounded
Battle of San Felasco Hammock1836United States victory1 killed vs 5 wounded
Battle of Lake Okeechobee1837Seminole victory26 killed (mainly officers); 112 wounded vs 11 killed; 14…
Battle of Pine Island Ridge1838Seminole victory1 wounded vs None
Battle of Econfina River1818
Battle of Ouithlacoochie1835
Battle of Jupiter Inlet1838
Battle of the Caloosahatchee1839

Plus 4 further documented engagements in the Florida record.

By conflict

Seminole Wars
The First and Second Seminole Wars in Florida (1817-1842), from Jackson's Suwannee campaign to the long guerrilla war of the Withlacoochee, the Caloosahatchee and the Dade battle.
12 ENGAGEMENTS →
War of 1812
The 1812-1815 war with Britain, fought across the Old Northwest, the Chesapeake, the Niagara and Great Lakes frontier, coastal Maine, and the Gulf, from the River Raisin to the defense of Baltimore and the Battle of New Orleans.
4 ENGAGEMENTS →

Engagements and locations are compiled from published sources: American Battlefield Protection Program (NPS) (public domain (U.S. federal record), boundary survey); Wikidata (structured data, CC0); Wikipedia (text rewritten and cited as a reference, CC BY-SA 4.0).