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Dade Command Departure

When
December 23, 1835
Where
Fort Brooke
Part of
Second Seminole War breaks out under Osceola

Major Dade's command departed Fort Brooke on December 23, 1835, heading to Fort King.

Two U.S. companies totaling 110 men left Fort Brooke on December 23, 1835, under Major Francis Langhorne Dade, heading up the Fort King military road on a resupply and reinforce mission to Fort King. The soldiers included men from the 2nd Artillery, 3rd Artillery and 4th Infantry Regiments.

Sources

  1. Dade battle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
  2. Second Seminole War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26

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