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Battle of Pine Island Ridge

Battle of Pine Island Ridge was a battle fought on 22 March 1838 at Pine Island Ridge, 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: 500 against 100.

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Statue of Major William Lauderdale in Davie, Florida.
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Fought22 March 1838
WherePine Island Ridge, Florida, United States26.096N, 80.274W
OutcomeSeminole victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSeminole
Casualties and losses1 woundedandNone
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, 183918351839Battle of Pine Island Ridge, 1838
8 placed engagements of Second Seminole War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 March 1838
PlacePine Island Ridge, Florida, United States
26.096N, 80.274W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength500100
Casualties and losses1 woundedNone
Commanders
  • James Bankhead
  • William Lauderdale
  • Abiaka
Battle of Pine Island RidgeBattle of Pine Island RidgeBattle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Fort MyersBattle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Fort MyersFreeportWest Palm BeachFort LauderdaleNaplesCoral GablesCoral SpringsHomestead100 km26.096N, 80.274W
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Battle of Pine Island Ridge 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 Q4872043, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pine Island Ridge, revision 1373201963, 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.