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Dade Massacre

Dade Massacre was a battle fought on 28 December 1835 in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of Second Seminole War, which ran from 1835 to 1842. The recorded result: Seminole victory. Recorded strength: 180 against 110; 1 six-pounder cannon.

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Fought28 December 1835
WhereFlorida, United States28.652N, 82.127W
OutcomeSeminole victory
BelligerentsSeminoleagainstUnited States
Casualties and losses3 killed; 5 woundedand108 killed; 1 wounded
Part ofSecond Seminole War1835 to 1842

Where it sits in Second Seminole War

Dade Massacre, 1835Battle of Ouithlacoochie, 1835Battle of Wahoo Swamp, 1836Battle of San Felasco Hammock, 1836Battle of Lake Okeechobee, 1837Battle of Jupiter Inlet, 1838Battle of Pine Island Ridge, 1838Battle of the Caloosahatchee, 183918351839Dade Massacre, 1835
8 placed engagements of Second Seminole War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 December 1835
PlaceFlorida, United States
28.652N, 82.127W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength180110; 1 six-pounder cannon
Casualties and losses3 killed; 5 wounded108 killed; 1 wounded
Commanders
  • Micanopy
  • Chipco
  • Thlocklo Tustenuggee
  • Abraham (Seminole)
  • Francis L. Dade
  • George W. Gardiner
  • Upton S. Fraser
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Dade Massacre is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States (35 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5208045, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Dade battle, revision 1380143058, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.