Seminole warriors 1/72 reviewed

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1/72 US Volunteers Seminole War

 Here

Coming soon from Strelets

 

Florida area

 

Seminole War-Era Clothing: Seminole, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and Civilian

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Dade 2023

 

Naked In The Sun (1957)

  An unfortunate title but the excellent Florida Seminole History page recommend it.

During the 1830s white settlers are moving into what is now Florida. An unscrupulous slave trader captures the wife of Indian Chief Osceola, setting off a war between the Seminole tribe and the U.S Army.

H. Charles McBarron from THE AMERICAN SOLDIER, Uniforms of the United States Army 1775-1975

 Soldiers of the US Seminole War about 1835.

Indian Scout, Infantry Officer.
Infantrymen in Summer and Winter Uniform.

More from this book here where it explains the book's concept. 

180th Anniversary of Dade's Massacre, 2015

 Image from this page

Perfect for the Seminole wars

 Coming soon from Expeditionary force.

Forthcoming Seminole war Osprey

 

During the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi, the US government sent troops to bring Florida under federal control, marking the beginning of the Second Seminole War. On December 28, 1835, troops led by Major Francis Langhorne Dade were ambushed and massacred en route to Fort King. Two years of guerrilla warfare ensued, as the Seminoles evaded the US forces sent to defeat them. Ordered to hunt down the Seminoles, a US force led by Colonel Zachary Taylor incurred heavy losses at the battle of Lake Okeechobee (December 25, 1837), but the Seminoles were forced to withdraw. At the battle of the Loxahatchee River (January 24, 1838), forces led by Major General Thomas S. Jesup encountered a large group of Seminoles and met them with overwhelming numbers and greater firepower. Despite their stubborn efforts to resist the US military, the Seminoles were defeated and Florida became a state of the Union in 1845. This fully illustrated study assesses the forces fighting on both sides, casting light on the tactics, weaponry, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and their US opponents during the Second Seminole War.

Freikorps 15 Seminole wars figures

 These figures are what I would use to wargame this period.

Seminole war uniforms

 

I have forgotten the title of the book this is from but it is a pleasant illustration.

Dade battle 1835

 Anniversary 28 December. Wiki for this battle in Florida. Photo from the excellent Florida Seminole War Facebook page

Osprey title for 2022

 CBT: Seminole Warrior vs US Soldier

During the 19th century, US forces confronted the Seminole people in a series of bitter wars over the fate of Florida. After the refusal of the Seminoles to move west to the Creek Reservation in Mississippi, the US government sent troops to bring Florida under federal control, marking the beginning of the Second Seminole War. On December 23, 1835, troops led by Major Francis Langhorne Dade were ambushed and massacred en route to Fort King. Two years of guerrilla warfare ensued, as the Seminoles evaded the US forces sent to defeat them. Ordered to hunt down the Seminoles, a US force led by Colonel Zachary Taylor incurred heavy losses at the battle of Lake Okeechobee (December 25, 1837), but the Seminoles were forced to withdraw. At the battle of the Loxahatchee River (January 24, 1838), forces led by Major General Thomas S. Jesup  encountered a large group of Seminoles and met them with overwhelming numbers and greater firepower. Despite their stubborn efforts to resist the US military, the Seminoles were defeated and Florida became a state of the Union in 1845. This fully illustrated study assesses the forces fighting on both sides, casting light on the tactics, weaponry, and combat record of the Seminole warriors and their US opponents during the Second Seminole War.

From here

Incidentally if you like the Seminole wars there is an excellent Facebook page

Clothing the Royal Americans

A 3 parter by Fort Pitt.

Seminole wars 200th anniversary

Nov 21 marked the 200th anniversary of the commencement of the Seminole wars with the battle of Fowlton. Read more here 

Florida Seminole Wars

Great Facebook page if you have an interest.

Image: The Blockhouse, interpretive Center at Collier-Seminole State Park. Built about 1941 to remember the Third Seminole War fought in the area.

Florida Seminole Wars

Ace Facebook page for all those interested in this area of history.

Battle of Lake Okeechobee December 25, 1837

The Battle of Okeechobee Reenactment from Into Nature Films on Vimeo.

 From the wiki
The Battle of Lake Okeechobee was one of the major battles of the Second Seminole War. It was fought between 800 troops of the 1st, 4th, and 6th Infantry Regiments and 132 Missouri Volunteers (under the command of Colonel Zachary Taylor), and between 380 and 480 Seminoles led by Billy Bowlegs, Abiaca, and Alligator on 25 December 1837. The Seminole warriors were resisting forced relocation to a reservation out west. Though both the Seminoles and Taylor's troops emerged from the battle claiming victory, Taylor was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General as a result, and his nickname of "Old Rough and Ready" came mostly due to this battle.

Attack of the Seminoles on the block house