Patriot War of East Florida

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The Patriot War of East Florida was a short-lived 1812–1814 U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign aimed at wresting Spanish East Florida from Spain, which became an early episode in the broader struggle that included the First Seminole War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf filibustering expedition
insurgency
military conflict
aimedAt annexation of East Florida by the United States
seizure of Spanish East Florida from Spain
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish East Florida
linked to: Spanish Florida
conflictOf Spanish–American relations
United States expansionism
describedAs short-lived U.S.-backed filibustering and insurgent campaign
endTime 1814
followedBy First Seminole War
hasCause Spanish weakness during Napoleonic Wars
U.S. desire to control Florida to secure southern frontier
hasCommander Colonel John McKee
General George Mathews
Spanish Governor Juan José de Estrada
hasCountry Spain
United States
hasEffect contributed to conditions leading to the First Seminole War
heightened tensions with Spain
hasEvent occupation of Fernandina
hasLocation East Florida
Spanish Florida
present-day Florida
hasMainBelligerent Patriot Army of East Florida
Spanish Empire
United States (informal)
linked to: US
hasOutcome East Florida remained under Spanish control until 1821
failure of U.S.-backed insurgency
hasParticipant American filibusters
Georgia militia
Patriot Army of East Florida
Seminole people
linked to: Seminole

Spain
United States
local insurgents in East Florida
hasPlace Amelia Island
Fernandina
St. Augustine region
linked to: Northeast Florida
opposedBy Seminole warriors
linked to: Seminole forces

Spanish colonial authorities
partOf United States territorial expansion in the early 19th century
precededBy American attempts to acquire Florida by diplomacy
relatedTo First Seminole War
startTime 1812
supportedBy President James Madison administration
United States government
temporalContext War of 1812 era

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First Seminole War hasPart Patriot War of East Florida
Presidency of James Madison significantEvent U.S. occupation of West Florida
linked to: Patriot War of East Florida