Battle of Wahoo Swamp

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The Battle of Wahoo Swamp was a major 1836 engagement in Florida between U.S. forces and Seminole warriors that highlighted the difficulty of suppressing Native resistance during the Second Seminole War.

All labels observed (2)

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Battle of Wahoo Swamp canonical 3
Battle of Wahoo Swamp Road 1

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Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Black Seminoles ⓘ
Seminole ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
cause U.S. policy of removing Seminoles from Florida ⓘ
combatant Seminole warriors ⓘ
linked to: Seminole

U.S. forces ⓘ
conflict Second Seminole War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date 1836 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
followedBy continued Seminole resistance ⓘ
hasPart series of engagements in swamp and hammock terrain ⓘ
historicalPeriod Jacksonian era ⓘ
involves Native American resistance to U.S. expansion ⓘ
irregular warfare in swampy terrain ⓘ
location Florida ⓘ
Wahoo Swamp ⓘ
notableFor U.S. difficulties operating in swamp terrain ⓘ
demonstrating difficulty of suppressing Seminole resistance ⓘ
opponent Native American resistance ⓘ
partOf Second Seminole War ⓘ
U.S. campaign to remove Seminoles from Florida ⓘ
relatedTo Indian removal in the United States ⓘ
Seminole Wars ⓘ
result Seminole forces withdrew ⓘ
inconclusive ⓘ
theater Florida frontier ⓘ
year 1836 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Second Seminole War → significantEvent → Battle of Wahoo Swamp ⓘ
Dade Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Wahoo Swamp ⓘ
subject linked to: Dade
Dade’s Massacre → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Wahoo Swamp Road ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Wahoo Swamp
Seminole forces → notableBattle → Battle of Wahoo Swamp ⓘ