<;figure>;<;img width=";300"; height=";169"; src=";https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-300x169.jpg"; class=";attachment-medium size-medium image-13796918 wp-post-image"; alt=";"; decoding=";async"; srcset=";https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-300x169.jpg 300w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-1024x576.jpg 1024w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-768x432.jpg 768w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-1536x864.jpg 1536w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-1200x675.jpg 1200w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-1568x882.jpg 1568w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-400x225.jpg 400w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww-50x28.jpg 50w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/book-review-seminole-warrior-ww.jpg 1920w"; sizes=";(max-width: 34.9rem) calc(100vw - 2rem)‚ (max-width: 53rem) calc(8 * (100vw / 12))‚ (min-width: 53rem) calc(6 * (100vw / 12))‚ 100vw";>;<;/figure>;<;p>;The word Seminole is derived from the Muscogean word<;em>;siman-li<;/em>;‚ or runaway‚ reflecting a common heritage‚ as Upper Creeks from Alabama‚ Lower Creeks from Georgia‚ other affiliated tribes and escaped African slaves all sought sanctuary in Spanish Florida. There they mixed with one another‚ adapted to their surroundings‚ traded with Britain‚ Spain and the United States and came to be collectively recognized as one of the Five Civilized Tribes (along with the Cherokee‚ Chickasaw‚ Choctaw and Creek/Muscogee) of the American Southeast. Not civilized enough for some‚ apparently‚ for when the United States acquired Florida in 1821‚ it began herding the Seminoles‚ through a succession of treaties‚ to progressively smaller and less desirable parts of the state. Ultimately‚ in 1834 federal officials set Jan. 1‚ 1836‚ as a deadline for <;a href=";https://www.historynet.com/on-removing-seminoles/";>;removal of the Seminoles<;/a>; from Florida to Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). When a 110-man detachment of the 4th U.S.<;sup>;<;/sup>;Infantry under Brevet Maj. Francis L. Dade set out for Fort King to oversee that final removal‚ however‚ it was ambushed by 180 Seminoles led by Halpatter Tustenuggee (Alligator) on Dec. 28‚ 1835. The ensuing slaughter of all but two of Dades men marked thebeginning of the longest campaign fought between the U.S. Army and American Indians‚ a mixof pitched battles and guerrilla warfare.<;/p>;<;p>;In<;em>;Seminole Warrior versus U.S. Soldier: Second Seminole War‚ 1835<;/em>;42 (No. 61 in Ospreys<;em>;Combat<;/em>;series) military historian Ron Field compares the tactics‚ arms‚ equipment and fighting techniques used by both sides. In addition to what whites termed the Dade massacre‚ re-examined here through a more impartial lens‚ Field relates two other major engagementsat Lake Okeechobee‚ on Christmas Day 1837‚ and the second of back-to-back clashes at the Loxahatchee River‚ on Jan. 24‚ 1838.<;/p>;<;p>;Set in what might be more appropriately called the Wild South‚ the Second Seminole War was something of a learning process for both sides. Several notable future U.S. Army figures had their first taste of Indian warfare and‚ for that matter‚ their first combat experience during theconflict‚ lessons they wouldapply during the Mexican War. The Seminoles likewise developed guerrilla tactics they would employ as scouts during the Armys later run-ins with other tribes on the Great Plains. Backed by Ospreys usual fine array of illustrations and maps‚<;em>;Seminole Warrior versus U.S. Soldier<;/em>;offers<;em>;Wild West<;/em>;readers a peek at the dress rehearsal for Indian campaigns to come.<;/p>;<;div class=";wp-block-group product-placement is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow";>;<;div class=";wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile";>;<;figure class=";wp-block-media-text__media";>;<;img decoding=";async"; width=";753"; height=";1024"; src=";https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-753x1024.jpg"; alt=";"; class=";wp-image-13796919 size-full"; srcset=";https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-753x1024.jpg 753w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-221x300.jpg 221w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-768x1044.jpg 768w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-400x544.jpg 400w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1-37x50.jpg 37w‚ https://www.historynet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/91xdazMwZL._SL1500_-1.jpg 1103w"; sizes=";(max-width: 753px) 100vw‚ 753px";>;<;/figure>;<;div class=";wp-block-media-text__content";>;<;h2 class=";wp-block-heading";>;Seminole Warrior vs. U.S. Soldier<;/h2>;<;p>;Second Seminole War‚ 183542<;/p>;<;p>;By Ron Field‚ Osprey Publishing‚ 2022<;/p>;<;div class=";wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex";>;<;div class=";wp-block-button";>;<;a class=";wp-block-button__link wp-element-button"; href=";https://amzn.to/3wfmV3g"; target=";_blank"; rel=";noreferrer noopener";>;get it on amazon<;/a>;<;/div>;<;/div>;<;p>;<;em>;If you buy something through our site‚ we might earn a commission.<;/em>;<;/p>;<;/div>;<;/div>;<;/div>;