I am writing about the Seminole Indians in Florida and the U.S. Army in this blog even though it took place after the War of 1812 because it is directly related to the war. All the main Americans participated in the war, though I have been unable to find out much about their service. But, the Indians were definitely one aspect of the war.
From Exploring Southern History.
To say that Wiley Thompson and the Seminoles, and especially warrior Osceola, didn't like each other would be an understatement. At one point, Thompson had Osceola clapped in irons and held for a period of time. Osceola decided to have his revenge.
On December 28, 1835, as Francis L. Dade was leading his troops to Thompson's relief, as Wiley Thompson and associates went for a walk, Osceola and his warriors ambushed him and Thompson was shot 14 times and scalped along with six others.
That same day, a larger force of Seminoles attacked Dade and killed him and over 100 others.
This caused the second Seminole War to take place.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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