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Battle of San Felasco Hammock

Battle of San Felasco Hammock was a battle fought on 18 September 1836 at Newnansville, in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of Second Seminole War, which ran from 1835 to 1842. The recorded result: United States victory. Recorded strength: 100 (per Mahon); 150 (per Yelton) against Estimated 300.

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Fought18 September 1836
WhereNewnansville, Florida, United States29.741N, 82.445W
OutcomeUnited States victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSeminole
Casualties and losses1 killedand5 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, 183918351839Battle of San Felasco Hammock, 1836
8 placed engagements of Second Seminole War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date18 September 1836
PlaceNewnansville, Florida, United States
29.741N, 82.445W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength100 (per Mahon); 150 (per Yelton)Estimated 300
Casualties and losses1 killed5 wounded
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Battle of San Felasco Hammock 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 Q16933103, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Felasco Hammock, revision 1370588294, 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.