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Battle of Lake Okeechobee

Battle of Lake Okeechobee was a battle fought on 25 December 1837 at Lake Okeechobee, in what is now Florida, United States. It was part of Second Seminole War, which ran from 1835 to 1842. The recorded result: Seminole victory; Zachary Taylor's army retreats back to Tampa. Recorded strength: 1,100 against 400.

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Fought25 December 1837
WhereLake Okeechobee, Florida, United States27.213N, 80.785W
OutcomeSeminole victory; Zachary Taylor's army retreats back to Tampa
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstSeminole
Casualties and losses26 killed (mainly officers); 112 woundedand11 killed; 14 wounded
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 Lake Okeechobee, 1837
8 placed engagements of Second Seminole War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date25 December 1837
PlaceLake Okeechobee, Florida, United States
27.213N, 80.785W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,100400
Casualties and losses26 killed (mainly officers); 112 wounded11 killed; 14 wounded
Commanders
  • Zachary Taylor
  • Richard Gentry (Missouri politician)
  • Alexander R. Thompson
  • Abiaka
  • Billy Bowlegs
  • Halpatter Tustenuggee
  • Wild Cat (Seminole)
Battle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Lake OkeechobeeBattle of Fort MyersBattle of Pine Island RidgeBattle of TampaBattle of Fort BrookeBattle of Fort MyersBattle of Pine Island RidgeBattle of TampaWest Palm BeachSarasotaFort LauderdaleFort PierceKissimmeeCape CoralVero BeachMelbourne100 km27.213N, 80.785W
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Battle of Lake Okeechobee 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 Q4871527, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Okeechobee, revision 1374227312, 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.