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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Dade Massacre (28 Dec 1835) - A Seminole War Battle fought between U.S. Army forces under Bvt Major Francis L. Dade and Seminole forces under Micanopy and Thlocklo Tustenuggee (Alligator). The battle was fought near present-day Bushnell in Sumter County, Florida, and resulted in a Seminole victory.
Battle Casualties
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U.S. Forces
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Seminole
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Total
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| Total Engaged
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110
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180
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290
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| Killed
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108
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3
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111
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| Wounded
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1
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5
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6
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| Total Casualties
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110
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8
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120
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| Source: Various
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Dade Command Battle Survivors
| Private Edward Decourcey |
Company B, 2nd Artillery |
Killed the next day on way back
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| Private Ransom Clark |
Company B, 2nd Artillery |
Returned to Fort Brooke Wounded
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| Private Joseph Sprague |
Company B, 3rd Artillery |
Returned to Fort Brooke Wounded
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| Private John Thomas |
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Returned to Fort Brooke before the battle after a back injury
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| Luis Pacheco |
mulatto slave |
guided the expedition captured by Indians
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bodies of eight officers and ninety-eight non-commissioned officers and men original list
two more in the west point list
Dade Command Officers
| Bvt Major |
Francis L. Dade |
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4th Regiment Infantry |
killed by 1st Shot from Micanopy
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| Captain |
Upton S. Fraser |
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B Company 3rd Artillery |
killed in 1st Volley
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| Captain |
George W. Gardiner |
(Cullum 91) |
C Company 2nd Artillery |
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| 1st Lieutenant |
William E. Bassinger |
(Cullum 588) |
2nd Regiment Artillery |
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| 2nd Lieutenant |
Robert Rich Mudge |
(Cullum 720) |
3rd Regiment Artillery |
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| Bvt 2nd Lieutenant |
John L.Keais |
(Cullum 799) |
3rd Regiment Artillery |
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| Bvt 2nd Lieutenant |
Richard Henderson |
(Cullum 797) |
2nd Regiment Artillery |
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Current Status
Part of Dade Battlefield Historic State Park, Sumter County, Florida
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Location: Dade Battlefield Historic State Park near Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida.
Maps & Images
Lat: 28.652222 Long: -82.126667
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