Dade’s Massacre
Government policy of Indian removal would be seen by the American people as not only reasonable but essential to the interest of America. President Monroe has stated flatly that they should be removed or concentrated within narrow limits so that those slaves trying to seek sanctuary within the Seminoles territory was against in ever senses the capital investment of slave owners, because the Seminoles just simply saw them as men and women. This made things in the south difficult, so in 1823 the limits of Seminoles land had been change to the Seminoles being pushed into the swaps of Florida some 60 miles wide by 120 miles long. With these prescribed limits it will need and some degree the exercise of authority with an overwhelming …show more content…
This route laid straight through the Seminole nation, but these orders came down from the Brigadier General Duncan Lamont Clinch at fort King, who had been waiting for the Fort Brooke elected commander, Clinton Belton. Who had just arrived and already had orders to addresses. From General Clinch, “to the officer in command, send troops Cpt. Gardiner of C company and Captain Fraser should proceed to the post as soon as practicable.” Captain George Washington Gardiner Company C, 2nd regiment, Artillery. Commanding, 7 officers 100 man, one Seminole and a civilian interpreter name Stanford. Gardiner company perhaps the most fit would take on the responsibility for carrying out this astonishing order sending 100 men on a march through, what at the time is consider the most dangerous and hostile territory. With the Seminole’s becoming more violent everyday smashing and burning and driving settlers and to the protection of Fort Brooke on paper, seem very easy and manageable. But often times what higher forgets is the leaders on the ground have a better understanding of what is going on in their area of …show more content…
Soldiers and civilians working together with extraordinary effort, with suspicion of an attack. Obstacle after obstacle Belton begun to identify, and see that if they actually sustained an attack they were grossly under supplied and so it did not look good when the orders came to march. The problem was worse than he thought, they didn’t even have a serious supply of ammunition for muskets and the two six pound guns. The Red legs had on hand a great number of insufficient ordnance stored and 20,000 musket balls cartridges and which more than half of them unserviceable. With the General ordering a specified amount of 30 rounds per man, leaving about 2400 rounds for the defense of Fort Brooke. To make matters worse communications with headquarters at Fort King had been entirely severed. So the young post commander, went without any instructions or authority or means of accomplishing this task and with good spirits and great confidence inspired his officer and subordinates to carry out such tough
Government policy of Indian removal would be seen by the American people as not only reasonable but essential to the interest of America. President Monroe has stated flatly that they should be removed or concentrated within narrow limits so that those slaves trying to seek sanctuary within the Seminoles territory was against in ever senses the capital investment of slave owners, because the Seminoles just simply saw them as men and women. This made things in the south difficult, so in 1823 the limits of Seminoles land had been change to the Seminoles being pushed into the swaps of Florida some 60 miles wide by 120 miles long. With these prescribed limits it will need and some degree the exercise of authority with an overwhelming …show more content…
This route laid straight through the Seminole nation, but these orders came down from the Brigadier General Duncan Lamont Clinch at fort King, who had been waiting for the Fort Brooke elected commander, Clinton Belton. Who had just arrived and already had orders to addresses. From General Clinch, “to the officer in command, send troops Cpt. Gardiner of C company and Captain Fraser should proceed to the post as soon as practicable.” Captain George Washington Gardiner Company C, 2nd regiment, Artillery. Commanding, 7 officers 100 man, one Seminole and a civilian interpreter name Stanford. Gardiner company perhaps the most fit would take on the responsibility for carrying out this astonishing order sending 100 men on a march through, what at the time is consider the most dangerous and hostile territory. With the Seminole’s becoming more violent everyday smashing and burning and driving settlers and to the protection of Fort Brooke on paper, seem very easy and manageable. But often times what higher forgets is the leaders on the ground have a better understanding of what is going on in their area of …show more content…
Soldiers and civilians working together with extraordinary effort, with suspicion of an attack. Obstacle after obstacle Belton begun to identify, and see that if they actually sustained an attack they were grossly under supplied and so it did not look good when the orders came to march. The problem was worse than he thought, they didn’t even have a serious supply of ammunition for muskets and the two six pound guns. The Red legs had on hand a great number of insufficient ordnance stored and 20,000 musket balls cartridges and which more than half of them unserviceable. With the General ordering a specified amount of 30 rounds per man, leaving about 2400 rounds for the defense of Fort Brooke. To make matters worse communications with headquarters at Fort King had been entirely severed. So the young post commander, went without any instructions or authority or means of accomplishing this task and with good spirits and great confidence inspired his officer and subordinates to carry out such tough