1783: Spain regains control of Florida after the British surrender at Yorktown, which effectively grants the United States of ...

Of the three Seminole wars, ... In March 1818, Gen. Andrew Jackson and an army of 800 regulars and 900 Georgia militia embarked on a mission to "seize Florida." ...

ANDREW JACKSON AND HIS INDIAN WARS. By Robert V. Remini. Viking, $26.95. ... Treaties were signed and broken. Wars erupted -- the Creek War, the first and second Seminole wars.

1817: The First Seminole War begins as U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson enter Florida to capture runaway slaves, attacking Seminole villages and Spanish fortifications. The conflict ceases ...

1808: As of Jan. 1, importing human beings for slavery is banned in the United States. 1817: The First Seminole War begins as U.S. forces led by Gen. Andrew Jackson enter Florida to capture ...