U.S. War Department

First Seminole War Begins as Jackson Invades Spanish Florida to Recapture Enslaved People

1817-11-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

U.S. troops from Fort Scott attack the small Seminole village of Fowltown in southern Georgia, killing about 20 people and igniting the First Seminole War. The attack represents escalating border tensions stemming from enslaved people regularly fleeing from Georgia into Spanish Florida, where they …

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