Negro Fort (1816)

Negro Fort (United States & Creek vs Fugitive slaves & Choctaw) took place in 1816 during Seminole Wars.

Battle facts

Year: 1816
Date: 1816-07-27
Era: Modern
Conflict: Seminole Wars
Side A: United States, Creek
Side B: Fugitive slaves, Choctaw
Commanders (A): Andrew Jackson, Edmund Gaines
Commanders (B): Garçon
Casualties: 3 killed 1 captured (United States & Creek), 334 killed, wounded and captured (Fugitive slaves & Choctaw)
Outcome: United States-Creek victory Negro Fort destroyed All captured slaves forced back into slavery
Coordinates: 29.938°, -85.011°