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Battle of Jupiter Inlet

Battle of Jupiter Inlet was a battle fought in 1838 at Jupiter, in what is now Florida, United States. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Jupiter. It was part of Second Seminole War, which ran from 1835 to 1842. The recorded result: Seminole victory. Recorded strength: 80 (55 Navy, 25 Army) against 300 (estimated).

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Sailing card for the clipper ship Seminole.
Sailing card for the clipper ship Seminole.. G.F. Nesbitt & Co., printer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1838
WhereJupiter, Florida, United States26.926N, 80.105W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeSeminole victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSeminole
Casualties and losses4 killed; 22 woundedandUnknown
Part ofSecond Seminole War1835 to 1842

Where it sits in Second Seminole War

Dade Massacre, 1835Battle of Ouithlacoochie, 1835Battle of Wahoo Swamp, 1836Battle of San Felasco Hammock, 1836Battle of Lake Okeechobee, 1837Battle of Jupiter Inlet, 1838Battle of Pine Island Ridge, 1838Battle of the Caloosahatchee, 183918351839Battle of Jupiter Inlet, 1838
8 placed engagements of Second Seminole War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1838 (year precision)
PlaceJupiter, Florida, United States
26.926N, 80.105W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength80 (55 Navy, 25 Army)300 (estimated)
Casualties and losses4 killed; 22 woundedUnknown
Commanders
  • Levin M. Powell
  • Abiaka
Battle of Jupiter InletBattle of Jupiter InletBattle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Pine Island RidgeKu Klux Klan raid of La Paloma nightclubBattle of Fort MyersBattle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Pine Island RidgeKu Klux Klan raid of La Paloma nightclubBattle of Fort MyersFreeportWest Palm BeachNaplesFort PierceVero BeachMiami BeachMelbourneCoral Springs100 km26.926N, 80.105W
Placed at Jupiter; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Jupiter Inlet is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 1,264 in present-day United States (38 in Florida).

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4871354, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battles of the Loxahatchee, revision 1370603849, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.